Rätlös

Old Swedish Dictionary - rätlös

Meaning of Old Swedish word "rätlös" (or rætløs) in Swedish.

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

rätlös (rætløs)
2) rättslös, som ej får rätt, som ej får rättvisa skipad. sa ath menigheten icke clager sigh rätlöss GPM 2: 12 (1504).

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -löss )

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

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Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
GPM
Gamla papper angående Mora socken. II. Arvid Siggessons brevväxling. Utg. av L. Sjödin och A. Pers. 1932.
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