Nästan

Old Swedish Dictionary - nästan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nästan" (or næstan) in Swedish.

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

nästan (næstan)
nästan. " han war i haffwith oc monde nästen haffwa drunknath" SvKyrkobr 39.

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

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • nästen )

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

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Works and authors cited:

SvKyrkobr
Svenska Kyrkobruk under medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1900. SFSS.
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