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): bortvändande, aflägsnande. " thin frauända fran gudhi oc rätte tro til troldom" MP 1: 146.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

MP: Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.