Maiestat

Old Swedish Dictionary - maiestat

Meaning of Old Swedish word "maiestat" in Swedish.

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

maiestat
majestät. " thet en kong j syn maiestät sielff personlige brände ider gaardh" FM 127 (1501). - i den kungliga titeln. then tiid hans konunglige maiestat kry och örlig förde FH 1: 120 (1493, gammal afskr.). hans nadis maiestats breff ib 223 (1520). wndy wara maisostatz [oc swärikes] rikes krono PM 41.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • maiestät )

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

Works and authors cited:

FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
FM
Nya källor till Finlands Medeltidshistoria. Utg. af E. Grönblad. 1857.
PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
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