Nyköpter

Old Swedish Dictionary - nyköpter

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nyköpter" (or nykøpter) in Swedish.

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

nyköpter (nykøpter)
nyköpt, nyligen köpt. bade gardarne äre samman knytte, thenne nyköpte och martius egin STb 3: 339 (1497). STockholms STads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.">SJ 2: 316 (1497).

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

Additional information: p. adj.

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

Works and authors cited:

SJ
2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.
ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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