Älva

Old Swedish Dictionary - älva

Meaning of Old Swedish word "älva" (or ælva) in Swedish.

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

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • älf f. älva. llemures sunt fantastice appariciones. .. wlgariter älffwa GU C 20 (hand 2) s. l73. liak är en elff Di 126. " i thet hwarff elffuen som en skugge ib. - i latiniserad form: coniuro vos elffwos uel elffwas" LB 7: 358 (s. 394). de eluarum id est spectrorum nocturna chorea. .. hunc nocturnum monstrorum ludum uocant incolae choream eluarum Olaus Magnus Lib. 3, cap. 11. Jfr E. Lidén i ANF 13: 33.
  • *älfs son

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


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