Östgöte

Old Swedish Dictionary - östgöte

Meaning of Old Swedish word "östgöte" (or østgøte) in Swedish.

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

östgöte (østgøte): ss tillnamn. " lego. .. iohanni øsgøta vnum fulcrum. .. cum culcidra" BYH 1: 176 (1372).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

BYH: Samlingar och anteckningar till en beskrifning öfver Ydre Härad i Östergötland, af L. F. Rääf. 1--4. 1856--65.