Betröstning

Old Swedish Dictionary - betröstning

Meaning of Old Swedish word "betröstning" (or betrøstning) in Swedish.

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

betröstning (betrøstning)
dristighet? ath almogen finge nogen betröstningh BSH 5: 437 (1511).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

BS
Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
BSH
Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.
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