Iärnlänkiar

Old Swedish Dictionary - iärnlänkiar

Meaning of Old Swedish word "iärnlänkiar" (or iærnlænkiar) in Swedish.

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

iärnlänkiar (iærnlænkiar)
järnlänkar, ringar i en järnkedja; äfven järnkedjor. the slogo jernlenker a hanns hAls MD 32. gik. .. widwlff rese i starka jernlenker Di 109. gripana til waghnen binda leet rät mz starka iärnlänkia Al 9097.

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

Part of speech: nn

Grammatical aspect: pl.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • jernlenker )

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

Works and authors cited:

Al
Konung Alexander. Utg. af G.E. Klemming. 1862.
Di
Sagan om Didrik af Bern. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1850--54.
MD
Svenska Medeltids dikter och rim. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1881--82. SFSS.
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