Bäztelika

Old Swedish Dictionary - bäztelika

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bäztelika" (or bæztelika) in Swedish.

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

bäztelika (bæztelika)
på bäSTa sätt, i bäSTa ordning? jacob pose. .. kendes och tilSToodh, ath han hadhe rättelighan och beSTeheligan alla spsningenä och t[unn]a trä, mynne och meer, hwath thet häslt som pedher olsson kemmenären til sik anamadhe aff barddzone, tha hon kom heemaff caalmarna reesa STb 1: 49 (1476).

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

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • bestheligan STb 1: 49 (1476) ),

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

Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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