Iämdöghn

Old Swedish Dictionary - iämdöghn

Meaning of Old Swedish word "iämdöghn" (or iæmdøghn) in Swedish.

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

iämdöghn (iæmdøghn)
dagjämning. PMSkr 197. marcivs. .. 25 dagen är jamdygn vm vaaren ib 369. til thes höstens jamlynghn kombir ib 372. ib 374.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • jam-.
  • -dygn.
  • -dynghn )

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

Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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