Ältan

Old Swedish Dictionary - ältan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ältan" (or æltan) in Swedish.

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

ältan (æltan): drivande, skaning, häftigt rörelse. Wana gloria är een ohöfligin jndhra ok ytra manzsins ältan (agitatio), at täkkias androm SpV 141. Hwilkin är thänna naturligha ältanen (impulsio) ällir tilskyndanden ib 571.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.