Barnfänge

Old Swedish Dictionary - barnfänge

Meaning of Old Swedish word "barnfänge" (or barnfænge) in Swedish.

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

barnfänge (barnfænge)
barsnbörd. STb 1: 251 (1480). SpV 47.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

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Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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