Nästan
Old Swedish Dictionary - nästanMeaning 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.