Bösta

Old Swedish Dictionary - bösta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bösta" (or bøsta) in Swedish.

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

bösta (bøsta): slå, bulta. " en stor trähamer som böster kolen små" PMSkr 630 (senare avskr.).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

PM: Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.

PMSkr: Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.