Hökirska

Old Swedish Dictionary - hökirska

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hökirska" (or høkirska) in Swedish.

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

hökirska (høkirska)
Jfr E. Lidén, Ark. f. Nord. Fil. 45: 190 f. hökerska, kvinna som drivier hökeri. the hökerskor, mongerskor och portruker skole ingen makt haffue effter thenne dagh meth theris hantheren huarke j portin eller pa bron STb 4: 320 (1513).

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

Part of speech: nn

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚴᛁᚱᛋᚴᛆ
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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