Späna

Old Swedish Dictionary - späna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "späna" (or spæna) in Swedish.

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

späna (spæna)
spåntäcka. Jfr K. G: Ljunggren, Meijerbergs ark. f. sv. ordforskn. 7: 22. jtem fore tornith späntis. .. x mark Kumla kyraks rb 6 (1426). ib 37 (1426). " x oras denariorum gawom wj töm som spänthe kirkione" ib 16 (1444). ib 26 (1465). för kyrkegaardhen spänth VIII marc Arkiv för Norrländsk hembygdsforsning 1918 s. III (1534).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -te.
  • -ter.
  • spenthe Kumla kyrkas rb 96 (1513) ),

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


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