viktualiebroder

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of viktualie (“victual”) +‎ broder (“brother”). From the fact that they initially transported victuals, food, to King Albert's besieged troops in Stockholm. First attested in 1776.

Noun

viktualiebroder c

1. (historical, chiefly in the plural) A member of the Victual Brothers; privateer in the North and Baltic Sea during the late medieval period.

   Synonyms: fetaliebroder, vitalian