Ärna

Old Swedish Dictionary - ärna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ärna" (or ærna) in Swedish.

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

ärna (ærna): utverka, tillägna. nar honom wighis ällir ärnas godha gärningha SpV 119.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛅᚱᚿᛆ
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.