Bethäkning

Old Swedish Dictionary - bethäkning

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bethäkning" (or bethækning) in Swedish.

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

bethäkning (bethækning): betäckning, beklädnad. hwan oc en thenna porthen war mz stark steidztorn mz marmorstens beletes betäkning beprid oppa alla sydor Troj 37. - Jfr hästa bethäkning.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Troj: Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.