Säghning

Old Swedish Dictionary - säghning

Meaning of Old Swedish word "säghning" (or sæghning) in Swedish.

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

säghning (sæghning)
tal, ord; rykte. " hiit föres mongahanda tydende och sägninger i landet som wj nöduge höre" FH 6: 106 (1497). Jfr ne-, und-, vidher-säghning.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • sägninger FH 6: 106 (1497)),

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

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Works and authors cited:

FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
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