Gästqvinna

Old Swedish Dictionary - gästqvinna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gästqvinna" (or gæstqvinna) in Swedish.

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

gästqvinna (gæstqvinna): kvinnlig gäst. item escil met syn hustrv och sin gesthquinna alle tree for iiij daga HLG 2: 75 (1517).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

HLG 2: Handlingar rörande Helga Lekamens Gille i Stockholm. II--IV. Erogata 1509--1528. Utg. av I. Collijn. 1923.