Avitan

Old Swedish Dictionary - avitan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "avitan" in Swedish.

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

avitan
förebråelse, bestraffning. " sagdhe hanum thagar hwat han huxade mz söthe awitan" Bil 697. " jnsändher sin straffilse oc awitan i tith hiärta" LfK 31.

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Bil
Codex Bildstenianus. Se Lg.
LfK
Skrifter till Läsning för Klosterfolk. Utg. af F. A. Dahlgren. 1875.
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