Tänlika

Old Swedish Dictionary - tänlika

Meaning of Old Swedish word "tänlika" (or tænlika) in Swedish.

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

tänlika (tænlika)
ett slags spik el. stift, tännlika, möbelspik. Stock Skb 83 (1519). " item xviii penga för tengleca HLG 2: 116 (1523). "ib 119 (1524).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • teng-.
  • -leca )

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

Works and authors cited:

HLG 2
Handlingar rörande Helga Lekamens Gille i Stockholm. II--IV. Erogata 1509--1528. Utg. av I. Collijn. 1923.
Stock Skb
Stockholms stads skottebok 1516--1525 samt strödda räkenskaper. Utg. genom J. A. Almquist. 1935.
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