Akerhöns

Old Swedish Dictionary - akerhöns

Meaning of Old Swedish word "akerhöns" (or akerhøns) in Swedish.

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

akerhöns (akerhøns)
åkerhöns, rapphöns? ST 421. LB 3: 109.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

LB
Läke- och Örte-Böcker. Utg. af G. E. Klemming 1--10. 1883--86.
ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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