Gönsteliker

Old Swedish Dictionary - gönsteliker

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gönsteliker" (or gønsteliker) in Swedish.

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

gönsteliker (gønsteliker)
gunstig, välvillig. " takkandes. .. för eders herredömes gönstelige tilscriffwelse" BSH 5: 396 (1510?). ider nadis enkede gonstlige scrifftlige swar FH 1: 121 (1493, gammal afskr.).

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -lig.
  • gonstlig )

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

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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.
FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
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