Brödhkista

Old Swedish Dictionary - brödhkista

Meaning of Old Swedish word "brödhkista" (or brødhkista) in Swedish.

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

brödhkista (brødhkista)
kista för förvaring av bröd. gaff her anders suensson xv!UDDA_TECKEN? (15 1/2) öre for breden til brödkystan o for köt SSkb 314 (1508-09).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • brödkysta: -n SSkb 314 (1508-09)),

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

Works and authors cited:

DD
Diplomatarium Dalekarlicum. Urkunder rörande landskapet Dalarne. Utg. af C. G. Kröningssvärd och J. Lidén. Del. 1--3. 1842--46.
SSkb
Stockholms Stads Skottebok 1501--1510. Utg. genom H. Hildebrand. 1889, 1915. SSKb 2:= Stock Skb
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