Porsträ

Old Swedish Dictionary - porsträ

Meaning of Old Swedish word "porsträ" (or porstræ) in Swedish.

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

porsträ (porstræ)
porsbuske. " mirtus thz är pors thrä" LB 4: 353.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

LB
Läke- och Örte-Böcker. Utg. af G. E. Klemming 1--10. 1883--86.
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