Beskäran

Old Swedish Dictionary - beskäran

Meaning of Old Swedish word "beskäran" (or beskæran) in Swedish.

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

beskäran (beskæran): förutbestämmelse, utkorelse. quid est predestinacio huat är gudz foresyn eller skeärän Sv Kyrkobr 183. all creatwr aff äuerdeligo hafua varit synligin fore hanom j hans ävigha foresyn ok beskärän ib 125. " här thees predestinacio, gudz vthusal eller beskärän" ib 185. ib 184.

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

Part of speech: nn

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