Osköta

Old Swedish Dictionary - osköta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "osköta" (or oskøta) in Swedish.

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

osköta (oskøta)
vårdslöshet. " han. .. wanzskas ey j sinom wäxt. andelica aff wanrökt oc osköto SkrtUppb 267. j sömdh, oc läti j minom bönom (K add,: oc osköta)" SvB 415 (b. av 1500-t.).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

SkrtUppb
Skrifter till uppbyggelse från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1904--05. SFSS.
SvB
Svenska Böner från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1907--09. SFSS.
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