Forevara

Old Swedish Dictionary - forevara

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forevara" in Swedish.

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

forevara
1) Vara framför, Vara i vägen. Va 30. (Sdw 2: 1219). 2) præesse, stå i spetsen, styra, Vara den rådande. hwilkin häller wille fore wara (præsse) ok styra, än wnder wara (subesse) ok lydha SkrtUppb 42. - Jfr Vara fore.

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

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Works and authors cited:

Va
Namnlös och Valentin. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1846.
SkrtUppb
Skrifter till uppbyggelse från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1904--05. SFSS.
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