Gävul

Old Swedish Dictionary - gävul

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gävul" (or gævul) in Swedish.

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

gävul (gævul): givmild. thet (ɔ barnet) är mylth ok gäffwlth, swa ath thet latir snart lukka aff sik hwat thet y synom handhom haffuir MP 5: 58.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛅᚠᚢᛚ
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.