Höster

Old Swedish Dictionary - höster

Meaning of Old Swedish word "höster" (or høster) in Swedish.

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

höster (høster): höST. "avgvSTvs. .. 12 dagen böryas höSThen" STridskonST och STridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.">PMSkr 373. j fiord om höST STock Skb 191 (1521). Jfr midh-, sidh-höSTis.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

i höstas (j höstes FMU 5: 193 (1488) ; STb 5: 140 (1517). i höstirs ATb 2: 8 (1473) ), i höstas, sistliden höst. oleff niclisson, som död bleff her j höstes STb 5: 140 (1517).

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

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.