Nordhländingar

Old Swedish Dictionary - nordhländingar

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nordhländingar" (or nordhlændingar) in Swedish.

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

nordhländingar (nordhlændingar)
Norrländning. i tolka warwr som nordlenninga. .. införa i landet GS 57 (1474). Jfr orländnigar.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • nordlenninga )

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

Works and authors cited:

GS
Några Gambla Stadgar [såsom bihang till Biärköa-Rätten utg. af J. Hadorph]. 1687.
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