Stäka

Old Swedish Dictionary - stäka

Meaning of Old Swedish word "stäka" (or stæka) in Swedish.

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

stäka (stæka): söka, leta. (kung Kristian lät) bryta swnder knappen öppå kernona (ɔ tornet Kärnan) i stockholm och låth stäka epter penningha HSH 5: 11 (omkr. 1500 avskr.). Jfr staka.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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