Räfsaqvinna

Old Swedish Dictionary - räfsaqvinna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "räfsaqvinna" (or ræfsaqvinna) in Swedish.

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

räfsaqvinna (ræfsaqvinna)
räfserska, vinna som räfsar hö. item ɉ mark iiii reffsaquinna hwardera j ii dagha HLG 3: 131 (1529). ib. ib 137 (1529).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • ressa-.
  • reffsa- )

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

Works and authors cited:

HLG 3
Handlingar rörande Helga Lekamens Gille i Stockholm och Helgeandshuset i Uppsala. V--VIII. Gillets leuata 1515--1528. -- Räkenskaper för Helgeandshuset i Uppsala 1528--1529. -- Utg. av I. Collijn. 1930.
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