Genköp

Old Swedish Dictionary - genköp

Meaning of Old Swedish word "genköp" (or genkøp) in Swedish.

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

genköp (genkøp)
återköp. nor för:de suannte nielsson eller hans arfvinge vilie thette för:de godz igenn hafve, så skall thed stå them till ett friit genkiöp, obehindrett, utann någonn ginseyelsse Delag Arch 3: 146 (1496, avskr.). ib.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -kiöp )

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

Works and authors cited:

Delag Arch
De la Gardiska Archivet eller handlingar ur grefliga De la Gardiska biblioteket på Löberöd. Utg. av P. Wieselgren. Del. 1--20. 1831--44.
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