Nästefinger

Old Swedish Dictionary - nästefinger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nästefinger" (or næstefinger) in Swedish.

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

nästefinger (næstefinger): ? pekfinger. index. .. nästhefingher GU c 20 (hand 2) s. 22.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.