Saman näghla

Old Swedish Dictionary - saman näghla

Meaning of Old Swedish word "saman näghla" (or saman næghla) in Swedish.

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

saman näghla (saman næghla)
1) hopspika, fastspika. Se Sdw 2: 1290. 2) sammanspika. for thy at änxla ok räddoghe plägha saman nögla (configere) människiona hiärta SpV 538. - Jfr näghla til saman.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -nägla )

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

Works and authors cited:

SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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