Ätan

Old Swedish Dictionary - ätan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ätan" (or ætan) in Swedish.

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

ätan (ætan)
ätande; måltid. " gifuande os värnilse mot ofmyukle oc okräselike ätan ok drikkan" MP 1: 267. var ey girugir j huarie ätan (in omni epulatione) oc vtgiut ey tik ouir Allan mat ib. - måltid; mat. man hafuer thz stundom förra seet hans ätan (Cod. B ätän; Cod. A äntiidh) var bätre reet Iv (Cod. C) 2112. ther var yMPninga Alla nadhe til dryk ok ätan badhe Fl 576. Iv 3840. Fr 12890, 1765, Al 3858, 6100.

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

Part of speech: nn

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛅᛏᛆᚿ
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.
Fl
Flores och Blanzeflor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1844.
Fr
Hertig Fredrik af Normandie. Utg. af J. A. Ahlstrand. 1853.
Iv
Herr Ivan Lejonriddaren. Utg. af J. W. Liffman och G. Stephens. 1849.
MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
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