Väsla

Old Swedish Dictionary - väsla

Meaning of Old Swedish word "väsla" (or væsla) in Swedish.

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

väsla (væsla)
genom utvexling el. annan transaktion afhända? lade jach wt en stor summa peninge wdi sama skep, at thet schall ecke wäsles eder eller riichet fran handen BSH 5: 533 (1513; Johan Månsson till Sten Sture d. y.). Jfr forväsla.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • wetsle: forwetslet FM 256 (1506)),

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

Works and authors cited:

BS
Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
BSH
Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.
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