Eternätla
Old Swedish Dictionary - eternätlaMeaning 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.