Aväxter

Old Swedish Dictionary - aväxter

Meaning of Old Swedish word "aväxter" (or avæxter) in Swedish.

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

aväxter (avæxter)
växt, stam, stjälk. " lilianna natru är swa skipat, at hwem sinnom om arith, thz är mz thwenne blomstir, klädhir hon sin bool, ällir affwäxt (stirpem suum), om swa ware, at manniskian mz sinne konst ok snille, komme hänne til hiälp" SpV 24.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • aff- )

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

Similar entries:

Works and authors cited:

SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Back