Dvärf

Old Swedish Dictionary - dvärf

Meaning of Old Swedish word "dvärf" (or dværf) in Swedish.

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

dvärf (dværf)
för dvärgh? ther bygdhe folk ij the bergh qwinnor ok män for mykin dwärff Al 5420 (läsarten utan tvifvel förderfvad).

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

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

Works and authors cited:

Al
Konung Alexander. Utg. af G.E. Klemming. 1862.
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