Täling

Old Swedish Dictionary - täling

Meaning of Old Swedish word "täling" (or tæling) in Swedish.

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

täling (tæling)
1) ankfågeln anas querquedula Lin., årta? " jtem haffreff sodna tälingor lagda j röth vin oc sidan sk [...] j salsar giffuas oc medh steek Sex ekon 270 (ur matsedel från Leipzig). 2) wtan martin sade käre bror gif mik swa mykit (av ett stycke vadmal) iak faar i par tälinga aff wndhir mina s töflor" ATb 1: 122 (1460).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -or) ,

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

Works and authors cited:

ATb
(el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.
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