Böta

Old Swedish Dictionary - böta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "böta" (or bøta) in Swedish.

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

böta (bøta)
tända, upptända. " Alexander lot ther SToor eld böta" Al 4458. " ij elDin. .. som ther war bötter" ib 5079, 5629, 6179. ST 21. - tända, sätta eld. bötte oppa eth STekahus aff thrä Di 254. - Jfr up böta.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

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Works and authors cited:

Al
Konung Alexander. Utg. af G.E. Klemming. 1862.
Di
Sagan om Didrik af Bern. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1850--54.
ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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