Forvärva

Old Swedish Dictionary - forvärva

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forvärva" (or forværva) in Swedish.

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

forvärva Old Swedish word can mean:

forvärva (forværva): 1) forvärva, vinna. partus a um adictiuum ideST adquiSTus forordher STum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.">GU C 20 s. 413. en giroger man ok nidother rädis koma vidh foruorwin tingh hwi ty at hopin skal ley mynskas ib 413.

forvärva (forværva): 2) utverka. " athe wildo gerna forwärffuat medh herskapet, saa ath gambla örtogin skulde gaa fore x (10) peninga" STb 1: 231 (1480).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

-warff Prosadikter (Barl) 41. part. pret. -norwin GU C 20 s. 413. -uordher ib 413),

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

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.