Forvärvan

Old Swedish Dictionary - forvärvan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forvärvan" (or forværvan) in Swedish.

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

forvärvan (forværvan)
utverkande, bemedling. wm thina forwärffuan (te mediante) Su 208.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Su
H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.
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