Öländingar

Old Swedish Dictionary - öländingar

Meaning of Old Swedish word "öländingar" (or ølændingar) in Swedish.

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

öländingar (ølændingar)
L. Ölsändingar. tolka warwr som. .. ölmenninga införa i landet GS 57 (1474). Jfr öningar.

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

Part of speech: nn

Grammatical aspect: pl.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • ölänningar: -ingum SML Add 1: 7. ölsenningar),

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚯᛚᛅᚿᚦᛁᚿᚵᛆᚱ
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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