Thörn

Old Swedish Dictionary - thörn

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thörn" (or thørn) in Swedish.

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

thörn (thørn): 2) törntagg? Jfr H. Ronge, Konung Alexander 137 f. dödzsins anbudh som war. .. gislor oc swepor mädh tyrnom SkrtUpp 172. wingane store som a en örn/föter hwassa som en thorn (or. lhar möjl. haft thörn) Al 5209 f.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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