Iärnfenster

Old Swedish Dictionary - iärnfenster

Meaning of Old Swedish word "iärnfenster" (or iærnfenster) in Swedish.

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

iärnfenster (iærnfenster)
fönsterbåge av järn? HLG 2: 53, 55 (1516). gaff jach mattis mwremestare, for han. .. mwreth jn iij jernfensth[er] ib 60 (1517).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -fensther.
  • järne finster Skotteb 115 (1462) ),

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

Works and authors cited:

HLG 2
Handlingar rörande Helga Lekamens Gille i Stockholm. II--IV. Erogata 1509--1528. Utg. av I. Collijn. 1923.
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