Genom qvär

Old Swedish Dictionary - genom qvär

Meaning of Old Swedish word "genom qvär" (or genom qvær) in Swedish.

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

genom qvär (genom qvær)
Alldeles stilla. the thagadho ther til ginom qwar Al 3618. latom nw bäggia wara här standa ther til Alt. ginom qwar ib 5318. " Alexander stodh fast genom qwar" ib 7377. " folkith la Alt genom qwart" ib 8925. ib 9232.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • genom qwar. ginom qwar),

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

Works and authors cited:

Al
Konung Alexander. Utg. af G.E. Klemming. 1862.
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