Stodhäster

Old Swedish Dictionary - stodhäster

Meaning of Old Swedish word "stodhäster" (or stodhæster) in Swedish.

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

stodhäster (stodhæster)
stohäst, (vrensk) hingst. emisarius, stodhhest GU 8. katir. .. som stodhhästir vtan bezl KL 276. the. .. äru vordhne som stodh hesta hwar gnägiande til lannars hustru MP 2: 246.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

GU
Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.
KL
Klosterläsning. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1877--78.
MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
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