Siältran

Old Swedish Dictionary - siältran

Meaning of Old Swedish word "siältran" (or siæltran) in Swedish.

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

siältran (siæltran)
= = siäla tran. HLG 2: 91 (1518). Ol. Magnus Hist. de gent. septentr. l. xx c. 6.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • siel-.
  • seel-.
  • -traan )

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

Works and authors cited:

HLG 2
Handlingar rörande Helga Lekamens Gille i Stockholm. II--IV. Erogata 1509--1528. Utg. av I. Collijn. 1923.
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