Äländoghet

Old Swedish Dictionary - äländoghet

Meaning of Old Swedish word "äländoghet" (or ælændoghet) in Swedish.

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

äländoghet (ælændoghet): främlingskap; nöd, elände. Säl är thän som lidher hat oc äländichet for rätwiso skuld Hel män 123.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

Hel män: Helige mäns lefverne jämte legender och järtecken. Utg. af R. Geete. 1902. SFSS.