Öst

Old Swedish Dictionary - öst

Meaning of Old Swedish word "öst" (or øst) in Swedish.

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

öst (øst): flöde, ström. " än äwinnelika sötmans östh ällir drykkir fore smakAs näpligha i thässo liffweno" SpV 420.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.