Gensköta

Old Swedish Dictionary - gensköta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gensköta" (or genskøta) in Swedish.

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

gensköta (genskøta)
svara. " thöm gensköttis thet besta wij kwnnom" BSH 5: 272 (1508).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚽᚿᛋᚴᚯᛏᛆ
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.
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