Thörkahus

Old Swedish Dictionary - thörkahus

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thörkahus" (or thørkahus) in Swedish.

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

thörkahus (thørkahus)
torkhus. alla bygninga oc hws som nokor wadhe ällir skadhi maghe aff koma skulj op riffuas oc bort föras oc särdelis baka stoffuan oc thorka hws oc the hws thär näst standa Bisk Nils´s vis-st 196.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • thorka- )

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

Works and authors cited:

Bisk Nils
Biskop Nils visitationsstadga för Vadstena kloster af jan. 1448. I Småst på Fsv.
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