Siäxtunger

Old Swedish Dictionary - siäxtunger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "siäxtunger" (or siæxtunger) in Swedish.

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

siäxtunger (siæxtunger)
sjättedel (av en socken), sjätting. stranby sextingh. .. marbygh sextingh (o. s. v.) Tunberg, Sv. medeltidsregester 57 (1435 avskr.; Dalarna), et fiiske emellom soolbygge sextung oc strandbyggie sextwnge GPM 2: 96 (1509?). ib 225 (1506). Jfr siäxninger.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • sex-.
  • -ting (h)

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛁᛅᛋᛏᚢᚿᚵᚽᚱ
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.
GPM
Gamla papper angående Mora socken. II. Arvid Siggessons brevväxling. Utg. av L. Sjödin och A. Pers. 1932.
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