A b c

Old Swedish Dictionary - a b c

Meaning of Old Swedish word "a b c" in Swedish.

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

a b c Old Swedish word can mean:

a b c: 1) abc, alfabet. " hans bogstaff star i a b c" MD 172 m.

a b c: 2) betecknande utelemnade namn: N.N. wili a b c sweriges rikes radh och men BSH 4: 188 (1495). " wij a b c & c sweriges rikes radh och men" BSH 4: 188 (HSH 19: 19 (1504), 21 (1504), 24 (1504).

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

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

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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