Rättesnöre

Old Swedish Dictionary - rättesnöre

Meaning of Old Swedish word "rättesnöre" (or rættesnøre) in Swedish.

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

rättesnöre (rættesnøre)
rättesnöre. laagh, effter hwilken alltt thett som krokott är kan rättes, såsom effter etth rettesnöre PMSkr 698 (avskr.).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • rette- )

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

Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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