Älf
Old Swedish Dictionary - älfMeaning of Old Swedish word "älf" (or ælf) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- älf (ælf)
- älfva. " thu skalt ey thro oppa maro ellir lelfwa (an de guthoulden noch an de elfinnen)" ST 31 (kanske snarare att föra till älver, m.) for elffwer LB 7: 358 (möjligen att öfra till älver, m. eller till älva, f.). - Jfr älva, älver.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so älf may have also been written as ælf
Part of speech: nn
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛅᛚᚠ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
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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.