fornsvenska

Swedish

Etymology

From forn +‎ svenska.

Noun

fornsvenska c (uncountable)

1. Old Swedish (stage of the Swedish language used c. 1225–1526 C.E.)

Declension

Declension of fornsvenska

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	fornsvenska	fornsvenskas
	definite	fornsvenskan	fornsvenskans
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

Stages of the Swedish language

• runsvenska (800–1225)
  • fornsvenska (1225–1526)
    • nysvenska (1526–1900)
      • nusvenska (1900–present)

References

• fornsvenska in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fornsvenska in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore