Öltunna

Old Swedish Dictionary - öltunna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "öltunna" (or øltunna) in Swedish.

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

öltunna (øltunna)
öltunna, tunna med öl. aff bysSOno vpleggie ena tunno ööll fore brödromen. .. huilken öll thunna schall dagen til foren jnboren wara SO 202. " dömdes per nilisSOn sin ööl tunne igen wtaff oleff raydisto" BtFH 1: 194 (1508).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • öll thunna. ööl tunne),

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

Works and authors cited:

BtFH
Bidrag till Finlands Historia. Utg. genom R. Hausen. 1881--83.
FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
SO
Skrå-Ordningar. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1856.
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