Iärnvägger

Old Swedish Dictionary - iärnvägger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "iärnvägger" (or iærnvægger) in Swedish.

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

iärnvägger (iærnvægger)
vigg (huggmejsel?) av järn. item en öre for en jervigh, som slogx swnder vid mwren HLG 2: 76 (1517).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • jernvigh )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᛅᚱᚿᚠᛅᚵᚵᚽᚱ
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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