Ä

Old Swedish Dictionary - ä

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ä" (or æ) in Swedish.

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

ä (æ): ack1 ss uttryck för beklagande el. medömkan. ä maria hwat thti hierta tola munde MD 63 (norvagiseande). ä hwat the syn war önkelik ib 65. Jfr a, avi.

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

Part of speech: in

Grammatical aspect: interj.

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

MD: Svenska Medeltids dikter och rim. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1881--82. SFSS.