Sunnan
Old Swedish Dictionary - sunnanMeaning of Old Swedish word "sunnan" in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
Part of speech: pp, ab
Additional information: adv. och prep. L. B) prep. söder om. med gen . . . the norske . . . alt synan fielss HSH 17: l117 (1523, Brask). - med ack. dyket, som liggher sonnan skoghen VKJ 51 . 1/2 öreslandh jord sönan sandhin i biörnöö ib 229 . " en gardh som ligher synan ana " ATb 1: 3 ( 1451) . " pedar smidh synan aa ib. ib 2: 161 (1481). liggher thenne . . . bodh sonnan anna " NMU 1: 144 ( 1485) .
Grammatical aspect: adv. prep.
Alternative forms or notes:- sonnan VKJ 51 ; NMU 1: 144 (1485).
- synnan HSH 17: 117 (1523, Brask). synan ATb 1: 3, 4 (1450-51). ssinan ib 2: 161 (1481).
- sönnan SJ 2: 146 (1489).
- sönan VKJ 229. Se Sdw 2: 1309),
- sunnan for
- -fore )
- *sunnan fran
- syndan- )
- sunnan til , adv. åt söder, söderut, i söder. olaf aleningen synantil ATb 1: 4 (1450-51). breddin swnnat til wt medh gatwnne i!UDDA_TECKEN? aln ok xx ib 51 (1455). - Jfr västan-, östan-sunnan.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚢᚿᚿᛆᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.