Hänse

Old Swedish Dictionary - hänse

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hänse" (or hænse) in Swedish.

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

hänse (hænse)
sällskap, samfund, förbund. - hänsen, Hansan, det stora förbundet af de Nedertyska handelsstäderna. segä ath thet skep är hemme i hensen HSH 20: 168 (1507).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • hense )

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

Works and authors cited:

HSH
Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.
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