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 Old Swedish word can mean:

betrösta (betrøsta): 1) trygga, bistå. tho wore her iingen landet kwnne betrösthe eller vntzsethe FH 7: 63 (1505), 64 (1505). at jac wille betröste thet herremöthe. .. med mith folk BSH 5: 45. (1505).

betrösta (betrøsta): 2) tilltro sig. om the betrösta at fa thet slotthet BSH 4: 313 (1502). ib 5: 148 (1507). " betröste j oc at besöchiä thet möthe" FH 2: 148 (1495, gammal afskr.).

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.

Alternative forms or notes:

bo- BSH 5: 148 (1507) ),
betrösta sik , tilltro sig. betrösthede the verduge fedher. .. sik ther ecke väl tiil FH 7: 83 (1510). ib 87 (1511). " i betröste eder icke giffua eder fra then landzendha" HSH 20: 155 (1507).

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

BSH: Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.

FH: Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.