Fortövan
Old Swedish Dictionary - fortövanMeaning of Old Swedish word "fortövan" (or fortøvan) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- fortövan (fortøvan)
- dröjsmål. " wthan lang förtöffuen" BSH 5: 220 (1509).
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so fortövan may have also been written as fortøvan
Part of speech: nn
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚮᚱᛏᚯᚠᛆᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- BS
- Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
- BSH
- Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.