Säghnare

Old Swedish Dictionary - säghnare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "säghnare" (or sæghnare) in Swedish.

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

säghnare (sæghnare): utspridare av rykten? Lagerbring Saml 2: 267 (1464). at hans nahd skal oss. .. ecke fornedhra eller noghre wrange sighnere pa oss troo eller sättia, som for pa ferdom warit haffuer ib 270 (1464).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

Saml: Samlaren. Tidskrift utgifven af Svenska Literatursällskapets arbetsutskott. 1880 o. följ.