Nästboande

Old Swedish Dictionary - nästboande

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nästboande" (or næstboande) in Swedish.

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

nästboande (næstboande)
närmast boende. abs. granne. haffuer han bygt sitt droprwm in pa nestboandom, swa thet gör them skada Stb 1: 68 (1476). - Jfr nästaboende.

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

Additional information: p. adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • nest- )

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

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Works and authors cited:

Stb 1
Stockholms Stads Tänkeböcker 1474--1483 samt Burspråk. Utg. genom E. Hildebrand. 1917.
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