Erhäster

Old Swedish Dictionary - erhäster

Meaning of Old Swedish word "erhäster" (or erhæster) in Swedish.

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

erhäster (erhæster)
kopparhäst. " the skulle latha göra en storan eer häst" Troj 259.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • eer- )

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

Works and authors cited:

Troj
Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.
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