Nidher bränna

Old Swedish Dictionary - nidher bränna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nidher bränna" (or nidher brænna) in Swedish.

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

nidher bränna (nidher brænna)
bränna ned. HLG 1: 113 (1473). kellerana, som nider brende äre STb 3: 290 (1496). ib 4: 287 (1512). alla fägerSTa hwss oc bygning nedbrändes j aska Troj 266. Jfr bränna nidher.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • nider-.
  • nedher-.
  • ned- )

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

Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
HLG 1
Handlingar rörande Helga Lekamens Gille i Stockholm. I. Gillesboken 1393--1487. Utg. av I. Collijn. 1921.
Troj
Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.
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