Forskräkning

Old Swedish Dictionary - forskräkning

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forskräkning" (or forskrækning) in Swedish.

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

forskräkning (forskrækning)
förskräckelse. " haffde faath ther en stor forskräckning vtaff" HSH 20: 161 (1507) BSH 5: 413 (1510).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -skräckning )

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

Works and authors cited:

BS
Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
BSH
Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.
HSH
Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.
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