Thornkäpper
Old Swedish Dictionary - thornkäpperMeaning of Old Swedish word "thornkäpper" (or thornkæpper) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- thornkäpper (thornkæpper)
- törnkäpp, käpp af törne. laarin ok skinbenin synstis swa som twe thorn käppa (baculi spinosi) fulle mz huassasta thorngaddom Bir 3: 136. lib 138.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so thornkäpper may have also been written as thornkæpper
Part of speech: nn
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚼᚮᚱᚿᚴᛅᛕᛕᚽᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- Bir
- Heliga Birgittas Uppenbarelser. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Bd 1--5. 1857--84. -- Med den vid citat härur stundom förekommande förkortningen: Avt åsyftas de Bd 4, s. 177--185, tryckta egenhändiga utkasten af Birgitta, med Dikt Engelens Diktamen tryckt Bd 4, s. 215--276.