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): lrefl. galnas, rasa, vara galen el. rasande. GU C 20 s. 174. furie gälnas ib s. 302. insanire gälnass ib (hand 2) s. 31. SpV 398. hon. .. böriade mädh them danza ok galnas MP 4: 249. " try rädelikin tingh, som gälandhos offwer alla wärldena JMPs 43. "

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:

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

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

MP: Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.