Gränzland

Old Swedish Dictionary - gränzland

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gränzland" (or grænzland) in Swedish.

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

gränzland (grænzland)
område invid en gräns. FMU 4: 165 (1460? odaterad vidim.).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • grentz landt )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚱᛅᚿᛋᛚᛆᚿᚦ
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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