Bestädhia

Old Swedish Dictionary - bestädhia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bestädhia" (or bestædhia) in Swedish.

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

bestädhia Old Swedish word can mean:

bestädhia (bestædhia): 1) utföra, verkställa. som thetta loffwode halla folkompna och bestädia allaledis effther hennas wilia SJ 258 (1457).

bestädhia (bestædhia): 2) bestämma, öfverenskomma. " the vj aar dag oc fred, som bestedit war" FM 146 (1503).

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

Alternative forms or notes:

bestadder. bestedin: -it FM 146 (1503)). v.
bestädhia sik , städja bort sig, antaga tjenst. hvilken som haffuer en swen i thetta samma ämbete ock swennen sich bestat hauer vppa en beschedeliken ok foresagdhan dach SO 148.

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

SJ: 2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.