Änne

Old Swedish Dictionary - änne

Meaning of Old Swedish word "änne" (or ænne) in Swedish.

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

änne (ænne)
panna; ansikte. Frons änne GU C 20 s. 295. Acrimonia änne grymbhet gräsleget h quikheth dyärffheth hwasheth ok starkhet ib 7. Tha stryker han hättä aff hoffdhe sina, at änne hans a skina om kloster alt Prosadikter 353.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

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Works and authors cited:

Fr
Hertig Fredrik af Normandie. Utg. af J. A. Ahlstrand. 1853.
GU
Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.
GU C 20
Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.
Prosadikter
Prosadikter från Sveriges medeltid. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1887--89. SFSS.
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