Thärna

Old Swedish Dictionary - thärna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thärna" (or thærna) in Swedish.

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

thärna (thærna): tärna, tjärnarinna. - i bild. hon (ɔ höghfärdhin) haffwer sina tärnor (pedise quas) ok hörror mangha mz sik SpV 150.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.