Ängra handa

Old Swedish Dictionary - ängra handa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ängra handa" (or ængra handa) in Swedish.

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

ängra handa (ængra handa)
lintet slags, se under hand (Sdw Suppl s. 285). SpV 452 (se änginstads). ok behöffua j ther om enkä händer mer skötzmall haffua til oss Reuterdahl Kyrkohist 3: 2 s. 546 (1471).

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

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • änga handa )

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

Works and authors cited:

Su
H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.
Reuterdahl Kyrkohist
H. Reuterdahl, Svenska kyrkans historia. III, 2:528--59.
SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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