Kiäke
Old Swedish Dictionary - kiäkeMeaning of Old Swedish word "kiäke" (or kiæke) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- kiäke (kiæke)
- käk. " hölth hoom j sin käka (manu, sannolikt läst malo el. maxilla) fasth" MD 304. " nar man haffuir sadana böldh vnder kekan" LB 7: 219.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so kiäke may have also been written as kiæke
Part of speech: nn
Alternative forms or notes:- käke.
- keke )
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛁᛅᚴᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- LB
- Läke- och Örte-Böcker. Utg. af G. E. Klemming 1--10. 1883--86.
- MD
- Svenska Medeltids dikter och rim. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1881--82. SFSS.