Mänskhet

Old Swedish Dictionary - mänskhet

Meaning of Old Swedish word "mänskhet" (or mænskhet) in Swedish.

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

mänskhet (mænskhet)
= mänska. aff konungxliga menskheth och milheth (liberalitate regia) SD 1: 227.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

SD
Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.
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