Prässan

Old Swedish Dictionary - prässan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "prässan" (or præssan) in Swedish.

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

prässan (præssan)
pressning. um nager (näml. skräddare) framkomber medh thz SOm forbrent är j pressan SO 114. Jfr pärsan.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • pressan )

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

Works and authors cited:

SO
Skrå-Ordningar. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1856.
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