Brystknöper

Old Swedish Dictionary - brystknöper

Meaning of Old Swedish word "brystknöper" (or brystknøper) in Swedish.

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

brystknöper (brystknøper): eller *brystknöpe, m. (pl. -a) bröstknapp. 4 brystknöpa om 1 lödogh marc oc 1 1/2 lod VKU 62 (1550). ib 32 (1542).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

VKU: Vadstena klosters Uppbörds- och Utgiftsbok 1539--1570. Utg. af C. Silfverstolpe. 1895.