Brist

Old Swedish Dictionary - brist

Meaning of Old Swedish word "brist" in Swedish.

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

brist Old Swedish word can mean:

brist
2) brist, otillräcklighet. " huilken arffdeel the tha for retta kendes sigh aldeles wel til tacka fornögde wara swa at intet bryst vti war (ɔ så att det inte fanns brist uti någonting)" SJ 2: 118 (1488).
brist
6) anmärkning, klagomål. " at i icke skolle kiäre ok klage then bristh, i haffde ti hanom for mik ok andre gode men VgFornmt II 1: 8 (1521). "

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • bryst )

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

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Works and authors cited:

SJ
2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.
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