Fortörnare

Old Swedish Dictionary - fortörnare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fortörnare" (or fortørnare) in Swedish.

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

fortörnare (fortørnare)
skadebringare. plågoris. hector är al ena troyaners wäriare oc beskärmare, oc grecanas dråpeligen fortörnare oc haskeligen fordärffware Troj 151. at wij. .. hämnom offwer wara fyender oc fortörnara ib 42.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Troj
Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.
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