Döva

Old Swedish Dictionary - döva

Meaning of Old Swedish word "döva" (or døva) in Swedish.

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

döva (døva)
förklara kraftlös el. ogiltig, döda. tog ryggie wy the forscriffne breff oc alledis döffwom met thetta wart breff Svartb (Skolkl) 523 (1477).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

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Works and authors cited:

Svartb
och Svartb (Skokl) Registrum Ecclesiæ Aboensis eller Åbo domkyrkas Svartbok med tillägg ur Skoklosters Codex Aboensis. Utg. genom R. Hausen 1890.
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