Bekännilse

Old Swedish Dictionary - bekännilse

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bekännilse" (or bekænnilse) in Swedish.

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

bekännilse Old Swedish word can mean:

bekännilse (bekænnilse): 1) kännedom, kunskap. han haffvir tik wnth syn bekennelse Gers Ars a 4.

bekännilse (bekænnilse): 2) erkännande, intyg. " SD" NS 1: 30 (1401). FH 5: 15 (1462).

bekännilse (bekænnilse): 3) bekännelse. " effter xiia ranzacan och sin egne bekennilse" BtFH 1: 167 (1508). ib 203 (1509) , 204 (1509).

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

Part of speech: nn

Grammatical aspect: pl.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

FH: Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.

SD: Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.