Nätla

Old Swedish Dictionary - nätla

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nätla" (or nætla) in Swedish.

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

nätla (nætla)
nässla. "näthlor dräpa offtha gäslinga tha the ärw smaa" PMSkr 264. ib.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • - Jfr blinda nätla.
  • *nätlo rot ,

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

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Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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