Spit

Old Swedish Dictionary - spit

Meaning of Old Swedish word "spit" in Swedish.

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

spit
hån, trots. - i spit, i trots af. i uttr. i spit (nokor) hals. medh then första sten jach giffwer thöm, will jach wara ther inne i spith [th]eress halss (d. v. s. dem till trots, utan att bry mig om dem) BSH 5: 132 (1506). " en tunna tysth öll wilie the haffwa hwar dagh i spith jachems halss" ib (1506).

Part of speech: nn

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

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Works and authors cited:

BS
Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
BSH
Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.
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