Skäpthing

Old Swedish Dictionary - skäpthing

Meaning of Old Swedish word "skäpthing" (or skæpthing) in Swedish.

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

skäpthing (skæpthing)
eg. ordinarie ting? med markanad förbundet ting som hölls på bestämd tid? hwre thet war taleth paa skeptingen HSH 18: 9 (1494). ib 8, 10.

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

Part of speech: nn

Grammatical aspect: pl.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • skepting )

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

Works and authors cited:

HSH
Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.
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