Forvärning

Old Swedish Dictionary - forvärning

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forvärning" (or forværning) in Swedish.

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

forvärning (forværning)
1) beskyddande, beskärmande. " klostirliffwärnith j sinne forfwärningh (cautela claustralis dispiplinæ) hänghir alt saman oppa beskedhelikx mästara wisdom" SpV 248. 2) säkerhet, bekräftelse. thil yther mera wissa och bäthre fforwärningh hengher iak mith incigle nedhan ffor thätta breff UppLagmansdomb 102 (1490). rasks Kopieb 18 (1511). Jfr forvarning.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • för- )

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

Works and authors cited:

SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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