Span

Old Swedish Dictionary - span

Meaning of Old Swedish word "span" in Swedish.

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

span
spån. " assula. .. span GU. C 20 s. 41. quisquille spänär oc boos" ib s. 513. malleolus. .. lithen hammar oc span ib (hand 2) s. 113. lhan redhir sponanar (stipulam) til eldz SpV 460. Jfr sagho span och spana.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • spänär Gu C 20 s. 513. ack. med art. sponanar SpV 460 ),

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

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Works and authors cited:

GU
Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.
SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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