Gälnas

Old Swedish Dictionary - gälnas

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gälnas" (or gælnas) in Swedish.

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

gälnas (gælnas)
refl. gahnas, vara galen el. rasande. j hwariom een man gelnas wt j eller girnas kan (kan finnas raseri el. begärelse) MD (S) 288. " galnas thu j tholke käthe" JP 27.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • gelnas.
  • galnas )

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

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Works and authors cited:

JP
Svensk Järteckens Postilla. Utg. af E. Rietz. 1850.
MD
Svenska Medeltids dikter och rim. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1881--82. SFSS.
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