Märkesten

Old Swedish Dictionary - märkesten

Meaning of Old Swedish word "märkesten" (or mærkesten) in Swedish.

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

märkesten (mærkesten)
större (och dyrbarare) sten på radband o. d., avsedd att leda nyttjarens tankar i viss riktning. JMPs 410. han (ɔ sanctus dominicus).. . gaff honom eth psaltara bandh, som haffde cl smaa sten, oc xv stora märkestena oppa hwilkom han skulle läsa parter noster ib 411. ib.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
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