Portiärn

Old Swedish Dictionary - portiärn

Meaning of Old Swedish word "portiärn" (or portiærn) in Swedish.

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

portiärn (portiærn)
. n. = porta iärn. Stock Skb 41 (1518). VKu 147 (1547-49).

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

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -jern.
  • -iarn )

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

Works and authors cited:

Stock Skb
Stockholms stads skottebok 1516--1525 samt strödda räkenskaper. Utg. genom J. A. Almquist. 1935.
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