Handsträkkning

Old Swedish Dictionary - handsträkkning

Meaning of Old Swedish word "handsträkkning" (or handstrækkning) in Swedish.

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

handsträkkning (handstrækkning)
genom handslag given förbindelse el. borgen. vj ᵉ mark, som hinrik hanom skylloger waar j lubeke aff handSTreckinges vegne STb 4: 182 (1508). Jfr handSTräkning Sdw 1: 464 f.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -streckinges) ,

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

Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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