Genvärdhas

Old Swedish Dictionary - genvärdhas

Meaning of Old Swedish word "genvärdhas" (or genværdhas) in Swedish.

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

genvärdhas (genværdhas)
refl. stå emot, vra motsträfvig. genwärdhins enkte mot honum MB 2: 381. " trätta oc genwärdas" LfK 14.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Works and authors cited:

LfK
Skrifter till Läsning för Klosterfolk. Utg. af F. A. Dahlgren. 1875.
MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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