Ärve

Old Swedish Dictionary - ärve

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ärve" (or ærve) in Swedish.

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

ärve (ærve): arvinge. thet sama Bursarydh är hänna ok hänna ärfva SD 10: 48 (1371). affhender jach mik oc minom ärffwom fornemda tompt HLG 1: 130 (1488).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

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

HLG 1: Handlingar rörande Helga Lekamens Gille i Stockholm. I. Gillesboken 1393--1487. Utg. av I. Collijn. 1921.