Släpan

Old Swedish Dictionary - släpan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "släpan" (or slæpan) in Swedish.

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

släpan (slæpan)
släpande, släp, tungt arbete. then veluiligheet han barnomen giort. .. haffuer thöm til bestandh ok sigh sielffuan til twngheet ok slepan Stb 4: 171 (1507).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • slepan )

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

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Works and authors cited:

Stb 4
Stockholms Stads Tänkeböcker 1504--1514. Utg. genom J. A. Almquist. 1931.
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