Päplinger

Old Swedish Dictionary - päplinger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "päplinger" (or pæplinger) in Swedish.

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

päplinger (pæplinger): eg. liten prest; ung man som ämnar att blifva prest, stuserande, skolgosse. for sin son. vngom päplingh (litteras addiscentis) Bil 579. " ängin päpling nome book än han hafdhe ey nakan mästara" MB 1: 93. Jfr papi.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

MB: Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.