Hänskhet

Old Swedish Dictionary - hänskhet

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hänskhet" (or hænskhet) in Swedish.

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

hänskhet (hænskhet)
(hannsket FMU 5: 25 (1481) ), se härinskhet.

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

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

Works and authors cited:

FM
Nya källor till Finlands Medeltidshistoria. Utg. af E. Grönblad. 1857.
FMU
Finlands medeltidsurkunder. Utg. af Finlands Statsarkiv genom R. Hausen. 1--5. 1910--28.
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