Ätlan

Old Swedish Dictionary - ätlan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ätlan" (or ætlan) in Swedish.

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

ätlan (ætlan): tanke, afsikt; bestämmelse. " ma änga lund nakath hindra wars herra ätlan (Cod. A thanka oc wilia 84)" MB 1: (Cod. B) 534.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

MB: Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.