Flinta

Old Swedish Dictionary - flinta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "flinta" in Swedish.

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

flinta
flinta, flintsten, särsk. som elddon nyttjad sten af flinta (eller annan bergart). "calcedonius är en sten haffwandis blekan lyth, görs mykin band aff honom j tyskom landom oc mädh mangom lithom oc teslikis j danmark hwiklken thär kallas flinthor til ath sla eld aff" PMSkr 464.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -or) ,
  • flinto sten (flynto-),

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

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Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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