Portnykil

Old Swedish Dictionary - portnykil

Meaning of Old Swedish word "portnykil" in Swedish.

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

portnykil: portnyckel. " mikel remars maagh skall haffua porth nycklane til valborga messo Stb 1: 120 (1477). ib 243 (1480). thil jnra södra torn, the som port nyclana haffua" StÄmb 166 (1508) , 181 (1513). Hist. Tidskr. 1: 401 (1509).

Part of speech: nn

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

Stb 1: Stockholms Stads Tänkeböcker 1474--1483 samt Burspråk. Utg. genom E. Hildebrand. 1917.

StÄmb: Stockholms Stads Ämbetsbok 1419--1544. Utg. genom J. A. Almquist. 1927.