Iämlänge

Old Swedish Dictionary - iämlänge

Meaning of Old Swedish word "iämlänge" (or iæmlænge) in Swedish.

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

iämlänge (iæmlænge): lika länge. Bil 604. the thry ganga all iämlänge om kring hwar om sin himil MB 1: 62. " liffdhe aldre nakar man i thässe wärld iämlänge som adam" ib 2.

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

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

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

MB: Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.