Skänkirska

Old Swedish Dictionary - skänkirska

Meaning of Old Swedish word "skänkirska" (or skænkirska) in Swedish.

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

skänkirska (skænkirska)
kvinnlig munskänk. bildl. än kärlekin thiänte htem, som aatho och war allom them som tith komo, genmildh skenskirska Mecht 272.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • sken- )

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

Works and authors cited:

Mecht
Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.
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