Härskna

Old Swedish Dictionary - härskna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "härskna" (or hærskna) in Swedish.

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

härskna (hærskna)
härskna, bliva härsken. laat rökia thet flesk thuu vil ey hersna skaal Brasks Cal 273.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • hersna Brasks Cal 273. harskna. -nadh PMSkr 341. Jfr E. Holmkvist, Ark. f. Nord. Fil. 52: 341),

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

Works and authors cited:

Brasks Cal
Calendarium oeconomicum avskrivet ur en gammal på Linköpings bibliotek förvarad hushållsbok (fr. 1513--27) efter biskop Brask. Efter avskrift av Per Kylander tryckt i Linköpings bibl:s handl. I s. 263--74 (1793).
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