Böna

Old Swedish Dictionary - böna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "böna" (or bøna) in Swedish.

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

böna (bøna)
böna. "ffabafresa malin bönaa oc bön GJ C 20 s. 248. tak thär aff swa mykith som en halff böna är stor" PMSkr 391.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • bönaa GU C 20 s. 248) ,
  • böno aker ,
  • *böno halmber ,
  • *böno miol
  • -myöl )
  • *böno mos ,

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

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Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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