Forvälda

Old Swedish Dictionary - forvälda

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forvälda" (or forvælda) in Swedish.

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

forvälda (forvælda)
öva våld mot, förorätta. hwilke ider j nagra mato forwlla eller offorretta Priv f Sv st 163 (1469).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -wella Priv f Sv st 163 (1469)

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

Works and authors cited:

Priv f Sv st
Privilegier, resolutioner och förordningar för Sveriges städer. Första delen (1251--1523) utg. av N. Herlitz. 1927.
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