Brystänge

Old Swedish Dictionary - brystänge

Meaning of Old Swedish word "brystänge" (or brystænge) in Swedish.

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

brystänge (brystænge)
trångt bröst, andtäppa. löser bryst enghe LB 7: 147: Jfr brystang.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

LB
Läke- och Örte-Böcker. Utg. af G. E. Klemming 1--10. 1883--86.
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