Gästfolk

Old Swedish Dictionary - gästfolk

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gästfolk" (or gæstfolk) in Swedish.

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

gästfolk (gæstfolk)
jöns nielsson gestfolk dedit ɉ mark SSkb 257 (1507-08). Jfr gäster 2.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • gest- )

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

Works and authors cited:

SSkb
Stockholms Stads Skottebok 1501--1510. Utg. genom H. Hildebrand. 1889, 1915. SSKb 2:= Stock Skb
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