Grässäte

Old Swedish Dictionary - grässäte

Meaning of Old Swedish word "grässäte" (or græssæte) in Swedish.

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

grässäte (græssæte)
husman. " curia caxstorp cum colonis et molendino et græsætæ, curia in calfsund cum colonis et græsæte,. .. in østensmarc cum colonis et græsætum vna curia (alla dessa gods belägna i Danmark)" SD 6: 204 (1350). BtFH 1: 316 (1413, Joh. Bures utdrag).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • gräsäte )

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

Works and authors cited:

BtFH
Bidrag till Finlands Historia. Utg. genom R. Hausen. 1881--83.
Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
SD
Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.
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