Ädhlinger

Old Swedish Dictionary - ädhlinger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ädhlinger" (or ædhlinger) in Swedish.

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

ädhlinger (ædhlinger)
ädling, adelsman (Mlt. edelink). skal jngen. .. koma j rikesens radh vtan the som ära rikesens ädelinge jnfödde män aff riddere Kalmar recess 1483 (ed. G. Carlsson) 64.

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

Part of speech: nn

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


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