Skärsöta

Old Swedish Dictionary - skärsöta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "skärsöta" (or skærsøta) in Swedish.

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

skärsöta Old Swedish word can mean:

skärsöta (skærsøta): 1) glycyrrhiza glabra Lin? " sywd likrissa, eller skär sotha (för -sötha) i vatn" LB 7: 216. tagh skersöta fiikon oc rwsin ib 219. " tagh fiikon och skerzsöto ib 222. tagh skärszöta oc ingefära oc bertram" ib. " ij lood skerzöta" ib 224. ib 223, 225, 226, 230. skärsötha oc gerzfers nagel ib 151. ib 2: 53.

skärsöta (skærsøta): 2) baggsöta, gentiana purpurea Lin. " genciana skärsöta" LB 6: 284.

skärsöta (skærsøta): 3) ocymum basilicum Lin.? " genciana skärsöta basilica idem" LB 6: 284.

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

Part of speech: nn

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