Gälniskaper

Old Swedish Dictionary - gälniskaper

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gälniskaper" (or gælniskaper) in Swedish.

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

gälniskaper (gælniskaper)
galenskap, dårskap. " hwi atherhiölt thik ey. .. daranna gäniskaper" SkrtUppb 58.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

SkrtUppb
Skrifter till uppbyggelse från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1904--05. SFSS.
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