Häska

Old Swedish Dictionary - häska

Meaning of Old Swedish word "häska" (or hæska) in Swedish.

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

häska (hæska)
thet haller i häskonne (fel för wäskonne) PMSkr 522. Jfr E. Holmkvist, Ark. f. Nord. Fil. l52: 341.

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

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

Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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