Thörkilse

Old Swedish Dictionary - thörkilse

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thörkilse" (or thørkilse) in Swedish.

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

thörkilse (thørkilse)
torkande, uttorkande. aff bldozsens oc wäzskona torkilse, oc siälanna gyrnilse sagde tw mic törste SvB 57 (mot sl. av 1400-t.).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • torkilse )

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

Works and authors cited:

SvB
Svenska Böner från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1907--09. SFSS.
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