Iätttan
Old Swedish Dictionary - iätttanMeaning of Old Swedish word "iätttan" (or iætttan) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- iätttan (iætttan)
- f. och n. (Jfr E. Noreen, Meijerbergs ark. f. sv. ordforskn. 3: 17 f.) löfte. len vnghir wälborin man gaff sik j hans klostir, ok giorde genstan sina proffesionem, sith iättan gudhi ok stadughan handhgangh MP 5: 28.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so iätttan may have also been written as iætttan
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᛅᛏᛏᛏᛆᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- MP
- Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.