Forskiäl

Old Swedish Dictionary - forskiäl

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forskiäl" (or forskiæl) in Swedish.

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

forskiäl Old Swedish word can mean:

forskiäl (forskiæl)
L.
forskiäl (forskiæl)
3) skriftermål, syndabekännelse. " hon wil lgöra sin forskäl ok scriptamal vppa thät ytersta" MP 4: 207. scripta tik raskelica ok gör thin forskäl MP 5: 146. ib 188.
forskiäl (forskiæl)
5) bekräftelse. " till mera forskiäll ock stadfestilsse bedoms vij nädigfes fadhers. .. insigle hengias vnder thetta breff" FMU 1: 386 (1382?; vidim. avskr. fr. 1538).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • forskiäla man
  • fföreskälo- FMU 4: 54 (1454) ),
  • *forskiäls man
  • föreskäls- FMU 4: 54 (1454) ),

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

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Works and authors cited:

MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
FM
Nya källor till Finlands Medeltidshistoria. Utg. af E. Grönblad. 1857.
FMU
Finlands medeltidsurkunder. Utg. af Finlands Statsarkiv genom R. Hausen. 1--5. 1910--28.
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