Svänsker

Old Swedish Dictionary - svänsker

Meaning of Old Swedish word "svänsker" (or svænsker) in Swedish.

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

svänsker (svænsker)
ss tillnamn. Jfr Sdw 2: 1310. - substantivt. Jfr Sdw 2: 1310. inthe är oss mer än sämian mellan idhre tyske och oss swenske BsH 5: 135 (1506, H. Gadh).

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

Part of speech: av

Additional information: adj. L.

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • swensker.
  • swiensker: -a FMU 4: 344 (1470).
  • swenst Stock Skb 2: 221 (1523-24), 242 (1524-25). Jfr Sdw 2: 1310),

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

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