Forqväfla

Old Swedish Dictionary - forqväfla

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forqväfla" (or forqvæfla) in Swedish.

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

forqväfla (forqvæfla)
qväfva, förqväfva. " hwar ärw the wagnane brwtne oc fiendannas här för qwäffder" MB 2: 81.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Works and authors cited:

MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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