Tolfpänter

Old Swedish Dictionary - tolfpänter

Meaning of Old Swedish word "tolfpänter" (or tolfpænter) in Swedish.

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

tolfpänter (tolfpænter)
lego. .. vnam oram terre tolfpæænt SD 4: 538 (1366, gammal afskr.).

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -päänter )

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

Works and authors cited:

SD
Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.
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