Rykil

Old Swedish Dictionary - rykil

Meaning of Old Swedish word "rykil" in Swedish.

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

rykil
knöl, knuta (på levande kropp). Jfr C. I. Ståhle, Studier över de svenska ortnamnen på -inge 462 f., B. Ejder, Meijerbergs ark. f. sv. ordforskn. 8: 57 f. tak. .. tess been. .. ok giff then som rykla haffuer LB 2: 60 (s. 34).

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

LB
Läke- och Örte-Böcker. Utg. af G. E. Klemming 1--10. 1883--86.
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