Gästreki

Old Swedish Dictionary - gästreki

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gästreki" (or gæstreki) in Swedish.

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

gästreki (gæstreki)
inbyggare i Gästrikland. Se Sdw 2: 1231 och A. Schagerström, Namn och bygd 22: 126 ff.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • gestrike STb 5: 328 (1521, Kop) ),
  • gästringar ,

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

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