Vinterläghe

Old Swedish Dictionary - vinterläghe

Meaning of Old Swedish word "vinterläghe" (or vinterlæghe) in Swedish.

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

vinterläghe (vinterlæghe)
vinterläge, vinsterqvarter. " wii haffue lagt alle ware baathe oc skip i wintherläghe" BSH 5: 324 (1508). " ath sanke mer soldh hiit in i richit till vinterlege" HSH 20: 202 (1507).

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

Part of speech: nn

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚿᛏᚽᚱᛚᛅᚵᚼᚽ
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.
HSH
Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.
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