Hälsinge

Old Swedish Dictionary - hälsinge

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hälsinge" (or hælsinge) in Swedish.

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

hälsinge (hælsinge)
Helsing. ss tilnamn. haquino helsingæ SD 4: 129 (1329).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

SD
Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.
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