Kinhäster

Old Swedish Dictionary - kinhäster

Meaning of Old Swedish word "kinhäster" (or kinhæster) in Swedish.

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

kinhäster (kinhæster)
kindpust, örfil. gaff en kinhäst then sama dräng Al 1054. SEG 119. - i ortnamn. vppa kinhästa gatan SJ 185 (1449).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

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Works and authors cited:

Al
Konung Alexander. Utg. af G.E. Klemming. 1862.
EG
Eriks af Pommern Gårdsrätt. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
SEG
Stadga för ett S:t Eriks Gille nära Upsala. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
SJ
2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.
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