Läseiärn

Old Swedish Dictionary - läseiärn

Meaning of Old Swedish word "läseiärn" (or læseiærn) in Swedish.

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

läseiärn (læseiærn)
(läsajern), n. järn varmed man låser. item läsejernith for porten. .. met ij vingor HLG 2: 61 (1517). ib 77 (1517).

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛅᛋᚽᛁᛅᚱᚿ
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.
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Back