Gästeri

Old Swedish Dictionary - gästeri

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gästeri" (or gæsteri) in Swedish.

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

gästeri (gæsteri)
gästning (ss skyldighet hvilken åligger el. utkräfves). omildheth eller ow[erw]ald antige med gestarij eller landredh BSH 3: 155 (1464, samt. afskr.). at intet olaglicth oc wskellict gestri skulle stedias GS 53 (1458).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • gestarij.
  • gestri )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛅᛋᛏᚽᚱᛁ
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.
GS
Några Gambla Stadgar [såsom bihang till Biärköa-Rätten utg. af J. Hadorph]. 1687.
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