Silkethäkan

Old Swedish Dictionary - silkethäkan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "silkethäkan" (or silkethækan) in Swedish.

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

silkethäkan (silkethækan)
sidentäcke. FM 76 (1483, daniserande).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • cylketägen )

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

Works and authors cited:

FM
Nya källor till Finlands Medeltidshistoria. Utg. af E. Grönblad. 1857.
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