Betrösta

Old Swedish Dictionary - betrösta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "betrösta" (or betrøsta) in Swedish.

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

betrösta (betrøsta): lita på, vara säker på, tro. med attsats. betröstar iak ey at eder nade kan faa noghen hielp aff them i sölff HSH 13: 46 (1524, Brask).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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