Böstning

Old Swedish Dictionary - böstning

Meaning of Old Swedish word "böstning" (or bøstning) in Swedish.

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

böstning (bøstning): bultande, klappande. mins hiärta böstningh är ekke som j androm människiom Mecht 95. - slag (om hjärtat). thz (ɔ: hjärtat) haffdhe thre märkelica starka böstninga (pulsus) alla sänder j eno ok thär äpther ena lättha böstningh Mecht 25.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

Mecht: Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.