Dävin

Old Swedish Dictionary - dävin

Meaning of Old Swedish word "dävin" (or dævin) in Swedish.

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

dävin (dævin)
däven, fuktig. slåes watn på att thett bliffuer deuitt, och ey mykitt wååått PM Skr 627 (senare avskr.).

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • deuitt) ,

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

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Works and authors cited:

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