Franvända

Old Swedish Dictionary - franvända

Meaning of Old Swedish word "franvända" (or franvænda) in Swedish.

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

franvända (franvænda): 3) part. pret. bortvänd från Gud och dett rätta, förvänd. än genwärdogha ällir franwända, akthin giorhe them fawidzskor (perversa intentio fatuos fecit) SprV 266.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

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