Eternätla

Old Swedish Dictionary - eternätla

Meaning of Old Swedish word "eternätla" (or eternætla) in Swedish.

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

eternätla Old Swedish word can mean:

eternätla (eternætla)
1) etternässla, urtica urens Lin. " vrtica minor thz kalles etirnetla" LB 3: 73. " stöt eter neslor" ib 7: 299. siwda eterneslo mz viin ib 342. ib 348, 349.
eternätla (eternætla)
2) blindnässla, marrubium vulgare Lin.? " marrubium eterneldha" LB 6: 284 (sannolikt föreligger här en förvexling el. felskrifning).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -nesla.
  • -neldha )
  • eternätlobladh
  • -nesslobladh LB 7: 30. -näszla blad ib 267),

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᛏᚽᚱᚿᛅᛏᛚᛆ
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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