Stiärtfiuna

Old Swedish Dictionary - stiärtfiuna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "stiärtfiuna" (or stiærtfiuna) in Swedish.

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

stiärtfiuna (stiærtfiuna)
stjärtfena? dygdhinna fru är nw wordhin lastanna stjiärfinna (ancilla vitiorum; mjöj. har i st. f. ancilla af öfversättaren lästs pinnula) Spec. Virg. 69 (enl. uppgift af Dr. R. Geete).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -finna )

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


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