Ödheland

Old Swedish Dictionary - ödheland

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ödheland" (or ødheland) in Swedish.

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

ödheland (ødheland): ödemark, öken. (De) sändo han sidhan j wtläghe lankt bort til et obyght land, i hulko huarte var mat äller klädhe. .. til thet ödhelandit Prosadikter 43.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Prosadikter: Prosadikter från Sveriges medeltid. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1887--89. SFSS.