Västgötsker

Old Swedish Dictionary - västgötsker

Meaning of Old Swedish word "västgötsker" (or væstgøtsker) in Swedish.

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

västgötsker (væstgøtsker)
Vestgötsk. i wäsgötzko. .. laghsaghu SD 4: 408 (1335, nyare afskr.). vesgötzsk lagh ib 5: 677 (öfvers. fr. 1467). ib NS 2: 231 (1409, nyar afskr.).

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

Part of speech: av

Additional information: adj. L.

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • wäsgözker.
  • uäsgözsker: -gözsk VGL II K rubr.
  • västgösker: -an ib I Md 5: pr. wäsgösker ib II Dr 10 vesgötzker),

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

Works and authors cited:

SD
Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.
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