Lädherlakan

Old Swedish Dictionary - lädherlakan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "lädherlakan" (or lædherlakan) in Swedish.

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

lädherlakan (lædherlakan)
läderlakan. 1 gamal lädher lakan FH 5: 237 (1524). FM 76 (1483, daniserande). HSH 19: 165 (1506).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -laken HSH 19: 165 (1506).
  • leerlaghen FM 76 (1483, daniserand)),

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

Works and authors cited:

FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
FM
Nya källor till Finlands Medeltidshistoria. Utg. af E. Grönblad. 1857.
HSH
Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.
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