Trästuva

Old Swedish Dictionary - trästuva

Meaning of Old Swedish word "trästuva" (or træstuva) in Swedish.

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

trästuva (træstuva)
trästuga, (litet) boningshus av trä. skal och hustru sigridh sik til nytto haffua litzsla trästaffwna meth en kammara. .. ther i sama huseth SJ 2: 58 (1480). eth stenhus. .. medh ena litzla trestugw westan innan gangen ib 108 (1488).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • tre- SJ 2: 108 (1488) ), STb 2: 318 (1499), 3: 136 (1493), 5: 18 (1514). obl. kas. -stue STb 5: 83 (1515); med art. -stwen ib 18 (1514).
  • -stugw SJ 2: 108 (1488).
  • -stwgu STb 2: 318 (1499).
  • -stugu ib 3: 136 (1493).
  • -stuge ib 4: 251 (1512) ),

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

Works and authors cited:

SJ
2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.
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