Man

Old Swedish Dictionary - man

Meaning of Old Swedish word "man" in Swedish.

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

man
och konj. A) Adv. sannerligen, minsann. e huad ende thet vill tage varder uel framdeles man wart HSH 14: 26 (1525, Brask). B) Konj. 2) om blott, bara. fföty han haffuer got nemma maan han motte dagliga idkat HSH 14: 75 (1525? Brasdk). - Jfr män.

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • maan )

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

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Works and authors cited:

HSH
Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.
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