Lekmänniskia

Old Swedish Dictionary - lekmänniskia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "lekmänniskia" (or lekmænniskia) in Swedish.

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

lekmänniskia (lekmænniskia): laica, qvinna icke tillhörande det andliga ständet; tjenande syster i ett kloster. naar noghar personacal göra sina professionem ellir lofuan tha scal wtskilias aff conuentinne hwat embete rwm oc stadga hon scal haalla. hwat hellir for lekmänniskio ellir lärdha VKR 45.

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

Part of speech: nn

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