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, kvinna icke tillhörande det andliga ståndet, tjänande syster i ett kloster. (person är valbar, till abedissa) om hon är j banne. .. ellir aff kirkio lyst, leekmenniskia. .. Abbedval i Vkl 98.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

Abbedval i Vkl: Ordning vid abbedisseval i Vadstena kloster. I Småst på Fsv.