Äspinger

Old Swedish Dictionary - äspinger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "äspinger" (or æspinger) in Swedish.

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

äspinger (æspinger)
äsping, ett slags mindre fartyg. " Thet skAl STrax pa wägien j morgon med jecter oc espinge STb 5: 329 (1520, Kop). Se Hj. FAlk, Allnordisches Seewesen s. 88. "

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

Part of speech: nn

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

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Works and authors cited:

Al
Konung Alexander. Utg. af G.E. Klemming. 1862.
ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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