Stäkkia

Old Swedish Dictionary - stäkkia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "stäkkia" (or stækkia) in Swedish.

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

stäkkia (stækkia): djur utan svans; höna utan stjärt. thz är GOth at stäkkia sik (för fik) ey hala (stat bene gallne caude non fidere fine) GO 926 ; jfr Kock. Medeltidsordpr. 2: 348.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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