Skinhus

Old Swedish Dictionary - skinhus

Meaning of Old Swedish word "skinhus" in Swedish.

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

skinhus
hus för skinnberdning, skinnstamp. i ortnamn. Jfr E. Lidén, Meijerbergs ark. f. sv. ordorskn. 1: 12. j skinhusolan Dipl Norcop 63 (1383) (jfr unddr lan, f.).

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Di
Sagan om Didrik af Bern. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1850--54.
Dipl Norcop
Norrköpings Medeltid. Ett Diplomatorium Norcopense samlat och bearbetat av A. Nordén. 1918.
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