Afväghis

Old Swedish Dictionary - afväghis

Meaning of Old Swedish word "afväghis" (or afvæghis) in Swedish.

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

afväghis (afvæghis)
från vägen, åt sidan. böghia aff wäghis MB 2: 134.

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

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

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

Works and authors cited:

MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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