Thörnetagger

Old Swedish Dictionary - thörnetagger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thörnetagger" (or thørnetagger) in Swedish.

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

thörnetagger (thørnetagger)
törntagg. Mecht 66. (?) hänna liws wändis j skwggan rosen j tyrne olio trädh j tyrnotizsla thaggin (för tyrne ok tizsla thaggin? Lat. spinam) SpV 105.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • thyrne- )

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

Works and authors cited:

Mecht
Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.
SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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