Behvälva
Old Swedish Dictionary - behvälvaMeaning of Old Swedish word "behvälva" (or behvælva) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- behvälva (behvælva)
- välva, förse el. bygga med valv. hulkin källare alleledis behwalffdher är STockholms STads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.">SJ 2: 264 (1495). STb 3: 212 (1495).
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so behvälva may have also been written as behvælva
Part of speech: vb
Grammatical aspect: v.
Alternative forms or notes:- -hwalffdher) ,
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚽᚼᚠᛅᛚᚠᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- SJ
- 2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.
- ST
- Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.