Ävintyrare

Old Swedish Dictionary - ävintyrare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ävintyrare" (or ævintyrare) in Swedish.

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

ävintyrare (ævintyrare)
person som försöker sin luycka, äfventyrare, carlatan. läkedoms doctor är jngen j thzta rikith. .. ey häller cirugus som stwderat haffwer wtan äffentyara som fresta hwat lagh thz tagher PM XXVII.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
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