Häptilse

Old Swedish Dictionary - häptilse

Meaning of Old Swedish word "häptilse" (or hæptilse) in Swedish.

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

häptilse (hæptilse)
fängelse. " [ola]f hedmvndson lagde in i heftilsen en kloSTer swen" ATb 1: 6 (1452). " han skal bliffua i STadzsins hefftilse" STb 1: 85 (1477). ib 5: 174 (1517).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • hef(f)tils(s)e) ,

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

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Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
ATb
(el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.
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