Löskaläghe

Old Swedish Dictionary - löskaläghe

Meaning of Old Swedish word "löskaläghe" (or løskalæghe) in Swedish.

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

löskaläghe (løskalæghe): lönskaläge, lägersmål mellan ogifta. " han haffde saa fagra jomffru oc wälbyrdoga anaad siig ey tiill ektescap wthan tiill löska läghe" Troj 34.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

lönskalege: -it STb 3: 189 (1494). lönsko- SvKyrkobr 34 löske- Atb 2: 81 (1476). lösko- Troj 41 ),

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

Troj: Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.