Borghlän

Old Swedish Dictionary - borghlän

Meaning of Old Swedish word "borghlän" (or borghlæn) in Swedish.

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

borghlän (borghlæn)
borglän, län som lyder under en borg el. är anslaget åt befälhafvaren på en sådan. han haffuer borgeleen FH 1: 64 (1490-talet). han haffuer till äwentyr jnthz än opburet aff thz borgeleen ib 65.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • borgeleen )

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

Works and authors cited:

FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
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