Spänare

Old Swedish Dictionary - spänare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "spänare" (or spænare) in Swedish.

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

spänare (spænare)
spåntäckare. " jtem spenarenom half säte mark" Kumla kyrkas rb 47 (1479). ib 65 (1493). Jfr kirkio spänare och spännare.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • spenare: -enom Kumla kyrkas rb 47 (1479) ),

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

Works and authors cited:

Kumla kyrkas rb
Kumla kyrkas räkenskapsbok 1421--1590. Utg. av J. L:son Samzelius. 1946.
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