Älskan

Old Swedish Dictionary - älskan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "älskan" (or ælskan) in Swedish.

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

älskan (ælskan): älskande, kärlek. " hans älskan war än klen oc barnsliken" Su 11.

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

Part of speech: nn

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