Finarpärla
Old Swedish Dictionary - finarpärlaMeaning of Old Swedish word "finarpärla" (or finarpærla) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- finarpärla (finarpærla)
- äkta pärla. Mecht 203. - bildl. heel dyra gudz thiänista möö oc skinande finapärla. .. sancta katerina SvB 422. " o min aldra wärdldoghasta frw sancta katherina, swerlikis patron oc skinande finepärla" ib 424.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so finarpärla may have also been written as finarpærla
Part of speech: nn
Alternative forms or notes:- *finapärlo korn
- finapärla- )
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚿᛆᚱᛕᛅᚱᛚᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- Mecht
- Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.
- SvB
- Svenska Böner från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1907--09. SFSS.