Nänna

Old Swedish Dictionary - nänna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nänna" (or nænna) in Swedish.

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

nänna (nænna): refl. ännas, eg. våga, hafa mod; nännas, hafa hjärta (att), kunna förmå sig (att). näntis ey STyra honom oc näfsa mädhan han war vngir ST 382. " han nennis tz ey syälffuir ath göra" STilla. Utg. af E. Rietz. 1850.">JP 124.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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