Fotknekt

Old Swedish Dictionary - fotknekt

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fotknekt" in Swedish.

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

fotknekt: fotsoldat, infanterist. " theföre ligger oss storlige makt pa att förstyrke oss med krygesfolk som swadane kunne affverie, bode ridswenner oc fotkneckter" HSH 14: 31 (1525).

Part of speech: nn

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