Känne

Old Swedish Dictionary - känne

Meaning of Old Swedish word "känne" (or kænne) in Swedish.

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

känne (kænne): aldra wärdhogasta jomfru, som j hwantidh war redhobboen, at anama gudz nadh ok aldrigh känne (för hänne) fran thik hindradhe SvB 234 (mot slutet av 1400-t.).

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

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