Män
Old Swedish Dictionary - mänMeaning of Old Swedish word "män" (or mæn) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
män Old Swedish word can mean:
- män (mæn)
- L. Se B. Bjerre, Nordiska konjunktionsbildningar med temporal innebörd 2: 101 ff.
- män (mæn)
- 1) medan, under det att. Se Sd2 2: 1271. ath hans oc axel the jngelunde ville theres deel offuergiffue eller lata theris arff kome j baack arff, men swa manga leffue aff slechten, som nw leffuer STb 4: 29 (1504). men monges STadztienere leSTe op laasith, tha gaff karlen sigh til rymningh ib 216 (1511). så ofta som? Se Sdw 2: 1271. 2) emedan, alldenSTund. sätir jak. .. mit insighle for thätta breff, män min fadhir haffwir eygh siälffwir insighle NMU 1: 79 (1392). lade lasse. .. vt ffritzskillingen pa huSTrv barbro vegna. .. men huSTrv barbro ey eielff personlige til STädes war STb 5: 83 (1515).
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so män may have also been written as mæn
Part of speech: kn
Grammatical aspect: konj.
Alternative forms or notes:- men )
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛅᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
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Works and authors cited:
- ST
- Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
- NMU
- Närkes medeltida urkunder I. Riseberga kloster. Utg. av K. G. Grandinsson. 1935.