Halfiärn jern

Old Swedish Dictionary - halfiärn jern

Meaning of Old Swedish word "halfiärn jern" (or halfiærn jern) in Swedish.

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

halfiärn jern (halfiærn jern)
ath han hade engte aff huSTru elina hanis ottes the halff jern, som hon pa talade (sannolikt korrumperat, en måttsbeSTämning bortfallen) STb 2: 105 (1485).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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