Rästa

Old Swedish Dictionary - rästa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "rästa" (or ræsta) in Swedish.

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

rästa (ræsta)
restera, fattqs. " huilke swmma vpboren är. .. swa at intet restehr pa thenne tijdh" SJ 2: 117 (1488).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • resther) ,

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

Works and authors cited:

SJ
2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.
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