Cederträ

Old Swedish Dictionary - cederträ

Meaning of Old Swedish word "cederträ" (or cedertræ) in Swedish.

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

cederträ (cedertræ): cederträ. " eth annath litith hws, giorth aff cedro thrä (x lignis cedrinis)" Mecht 79. taked war aff cedrins trä (ex lignis cedrinis) oc ebanj trä Troj 40.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

Mecht: Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.

Troj: Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.