Äghn

Old Swedish Dictionary - äghn

Meaning of Old Swedish word "äghn" (or æghn) in Swedish.

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

äghn (æghn)
, se eghn f. egendom, besittning. in moth Kropstadha egor oc Lottestadha ägn Värmland förr o. nu) (1925) s. l90 (1454, avskr. fr. 1500-t.).

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

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


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