Näktilse

Old Swedish Dictionary - näktilse

Meaning of Old Swedish word "näktilse" (or næktilse) in Swedish.

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

näktilse (næktilse): el. f.? blotande, avklädande. at wi maghom skodha wara atherlösn j thinom hälga mandoms anamilse. .. thin fängilse, kinpwstan, spwtan, oc hädhilse, näktilse SvB 19 (b. av 1500-t.).

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

Part of speech: nn

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