Än

Old Swedish Dictionary - än

Meaning of Old Swedish word "än" (or æn) in Swedish.

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

än (æn)
indirekt frågeord L. om, huruvudia (lat. num). Tha spordo borgomestara ok radit tässa xij ath, om än the wille wärian ällir fällan ATb 180 (1463). Jfr um än.

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

Alternative forms or notes:
  • en )

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

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Works and authors cited:

ATb
(el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.
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