Rätsyn

Old Swedish Dictionary - rätsyn

Meaning of Old Swedish word "rätsyn" (or rætsyn) in Swedish.

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

rätsyn (rætsyn): rak riktning, rät linie. ab occidente terminus esse debet iuxta litus ampnis vbi fiecitur et curuatur quod dicitur aabugh, et inde transitu directo respectuque qui wlgariter dicitur rææstyyn in magnam rupem SD 4: 590 (1338).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

SD: Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.