Atskötna

Old Swedish Dictionary - atskötna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "atskötna" (or atskøtna) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

atskötna (atskøtna)
akt, omsorg, omvårdnad, vård. haff thina atskötno, ingiwtandis i them thins guddoms liws SvKyrkobr 336. " hwsins akt ällir atskötna (domus curam)" SpV 209.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so atskötna may have also been written as atskøtna

Part of speech: nn

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᛏᛋᚴᚯᛏᚿᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Works and authors cited:

SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
SvKyrkobr
Svenska Kyrkobruk under medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1900. SFSS.
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