Gen qvädha

Old Swedish Dictionary - gen qvädha

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gen qvädha" (or gen qvædha) in Swedish.

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

gen qvädha (gen qvædha)
sjunga emot, sjunga motsång el. vexelsång. SGG 132.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Works and authors cited:

SGG
Stadga för ett S:t Görans Gille. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
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