Löna

Old Swedish Dictionary - löna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "löna" (or løna) in Swedish.

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

löna (løna)
dölja. med dat. sanno dugher ey at löna Prosadikter (Karl M9 288. - lönsa sik, dölja sig, gömma sig. JMÖ 96. - refl. lönas undan, gömma sig undan. somlike löntos vndhan oc gömdho sik j skogum oc ödhmarkom Prosadikter (barl) 7. - Jfr undanlöna.

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

Part of speech: vb

Additional information: v. L.

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • lönte JMÖ 96.

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

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Works and authors cited:

JMÖ
Jungfru Marie Örtagård. Vadstenanunnornas veckoritual i svensk öfversättning från år 1510. Utg. af R. Geete. 1895. SFSS.
Prosadikter
Prosadikter från Sveriges medeltid. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1887--89. SFSS.
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