Bestandan

Old Swedish Dictionary - bestandan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bestandan" in Swedish.

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

bestandan Old Swedish word can mean:

bestandan
1) gagn, nytta. tenkende pa rikesins skeliga stirkilse, gagn ok bestandan Svartb 350 (1435).
bestandan
2) görande, handlande; sätt att förhålla sig, förhållande? människiona eghin skepilse oc bestandan. hwadh hon gaar om daghin i dighomen (ɔ: dygdhomen) oc i thera öfning ällir thera wanskilsom. oc til syndana fulheet SkrUppb 423.

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Svartb
och Svartb (Skokl) Registrum Ecclesiæ Aboensis eller Åbo domkyrkas Svartbok med tillägg ur Skoklosters Codex Aboensis. Utg. genom R. Hausen 1890.
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