Gava

Old Swedish Dictionary - gava

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gava" in Swedish.

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

gava
begåfva. " iak oc mine vini gauadhom mina kirkio" Bir 3: 192. " mz tholkom lönom är han gafwadhir ok löntir" ib 395. " gafwadh af hans hälgha anda" Ber 206. Jfr begava.

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

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Works and authors cited:

Ber
Helige Bernhards Skrifter. Utg. af H. Wieselgren. 1866.
Bir
Heliga Birgittas Uppenbarelser. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Bd 1--5. 1857--84. -- Med den vid citat härur stundom förekommande förkortningen: Avt åsyftas de Bd 4, s. 177--185, tryckta egenhändiga utkasten af Birgitta, med Dikt Engelens Diktamen tryckt Bd 4, s. 215--276.
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