Thigning

Old Swedish Dictionary - thigning

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thigning" in Swedish.

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

thigning: tiggande, tiggeri. " haffuom wij. .. forbudith. .. then. .. tigningh the (djäknarne) när idher haffua brwkat" FH 1: 61 (1489, gamma afskr.). - tiggeri, armod. fatkdombir skal koma thik swasom väghfarande man, oc thyngning (mendicitas) som väkntir man MP 2: 137.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

FH: Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.

MP: Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.