Gönnare

Old Swedish Dictionary - gönnare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gönnare" (or gønnare) in Swedish.

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

gönnare (gønnare)
gynnare, välgörare, beskyddare. redelighe och ärlighe men borgmestere oc radh innen räwelä, syn käre gunnara, kerlighe thetta breff FMU 5: 25 (1481). " käre her borgmestee och godhe guner ib. "

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • guner.
  • gunnara) ,

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

Works and authors cited:

FM
Nya källor till Finlands Medeltidshistoria. Utg. af E. Grönblad. 1857.
FMU
Finlands medeltidsurkunder. Utg. af Finlands Statsarkiv genom R. Hausen. 1--5. 1910--28.
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