Iärnyrt

Old Swedish Dictionary - iärnyrt

Meaning of Old Swedish word "iärnyrt" (or iærnyrt) in Swedish.

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

iärnyrt Old Swedish word can mean:

iärnyrt (iærnyrt)
1) järnört, verbena officinalis Lin.? " verbena jernörth" LB 6: 284. ib 3: 84. " then stora bla jern yrtens frö" ib 7: 209. " the litzla iern yrtens bladh ib. stöt jernyrtt oc drick hennes lag" ib 305.
iärnyrt (iærnyrt)
2) järnrost. ferrugo jern yrth LB 7: 142 (tydl. genom missförstånd af Danska originalets iærnrwth).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • jern yrth.
  • jernörth )

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

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Works and authors cited:

LB
Läke- och Örte-Böcker. Utg. af G. E. Klemming 1--10. 1883--86.
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