Stäzla

Old Swedish Dictionary - stäzla

Meaning of Old Swedish word "stäzla" (or stæzla) in Swedish.

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

stäzla (stæzla)
arrende, arrendeavtal. "tha fogten först kommer til landbon, tha ffornye stedzlana paa gozet" Arnell Brask Biᴵ 15.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • med art. stedzlana) ,
  • *stäzlo pänninger
  • städzlepeninger.
  • stedzle- )

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

Works and authors cited:

Arnell Brask
E. Arnell, Bidrag till biskop Hans Brasks lefnadsteckning. 1904. [Av de särskilt paginerade textbilagorna är I, s. 7--37, avtryckt ur hds. fr. 1513--27.]
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