Brännevin

Old Swedish Dictionary - brännevin

Meaning of Old Swedish word "brännevin" (or brænnevin) in Swedish.

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

brännevin (brænnevin): brännvin, af vin (äfven mjöd el. öl) bränd el. destillerad vätska (jfr bränt vin under bränna 1). " af brennewins dygder" LB 7: 134.

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

Part of speech: nn

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