Iärn tunna

Old Swedish Dictionary - iärn tunna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "iärn tunna" (or iærn tunna) in Swedish.

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

iärn tunna (iærn tunna)
järntunna. " at han lagde thz dyra gotzith j the skymnesena, äller järn tynnorna" PM XV.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -tynna )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᛅᚱᚿ:ᛏᚢᚿᚿᛆ
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.
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