Qvintine

Old Swedish Dictionary - qvintine

Meaning of Old Swedish word "qvintine" in Swedish.

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

qvintine
ett fjärdedels (urspr. ett femtedels) lod. eth halfft qvintin HSH 19: 12 (1480). taga renefanw fröö eth gwyntene eller eth halfft loodh LB 7: 29 tagha halyrt ij quintin, mirre i quintin, i quarter siprize röthir, galigo, ingefäre och laffwerbär, hwarth thera ith quintin ib 178. " tagh eth qwinthen alwn oc ɉ qwintin ingefära oc ɉ quntin bertran" ib 220. ib 221.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • quintine LB 7: 221. quintena ib. qwyntene qwintin. qwinthen),

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

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Works and authors cited:

HSH
Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.
LB
Läke- och Örte-Böcker. Utg. af G. E. Klemming 1--10. 1883--86.
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