Öghlan

Old Swedish Dictionary - öghlan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "öghlan" (or øghlan) in Swedish.

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

öghlan (øghlan)
smicker. SuSurracio är, medh hwilko haath opwäkkis. .. antiggia for hadzskofullo öglan ällir nesko skuld SpV 141.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Su
H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.
SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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