Forvärna

Old Swedish Dictionary - forvärna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forvärna" (or forværna) in Swedish.

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

forvärna (forværna): försvara, beskydda, bevara. " wärdhugas. .. mik forwärna j mynom ytherstha tima" SkrtUppb 378. " tak läkedomen som läkia kan ok helar forewärnar (præservatiam) ok gömer" ib 55.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

SkrtUppb: Skrifter till uppbyggelse från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1904--05. SFSS.