Skiptinger

Old Swedish Dictionary - skiptinger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "skiptinger" in Swedish.

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

skiptinger
Bortbyting, af trollen Bortbytt barn; äfven fåne, enfalDig stackare. tw äst en skiffting tw äst hwaske henna barn eller mit Di 88. " hwat will thin skiffting ther görä" ib. " kallade hanum dare oc skiffting" ib 87. " si quis alium appellauerit. .. skipting dara vel similia" SD 2: 264 (1298? gammal afskr.). räknadhis som wtwrakin fwl skiptingir (vilis et abjectus) Bo 30.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • skiffting )

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

Works and authors cited:

Bo
Bonaventuros Betraktelser. Utg. av G. E. Klemning. 1860. SFSS.
Di
Sagan om Didrik af Bern. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1850--54.
SD
Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.
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