Märkebast

Old Swedish Dictionary - märkebast

Meaning of Old Swedish word "märkebast" (or mærkebast) in Swedish.

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

märkebast (mærkebast): ett stycke bast hvarmed tunnbindare taga mått. SO 223.

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

Part of speech: nn

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