Glävia

Old Swedish Dictionary - glävia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "glävia" (or glævia) in Swedish.

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

glävia (glævia)
spjut, glaven. käppen hafdhe han fore gläffwie SvKyrkobr 22. riddaren holade hans sido med gläffuone SvT 41. JMPs 437.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • gläffwie SvKyrkobr 22.
  • gläffua: best. obl. gläffuone SvT 41 ),

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

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Works and authors cited:

MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
SvKyrkobr
Svenska Kyrkobruk under medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1900. SFSS.
SvT
Den Svenska Tideboken. [Utg. av G. E. Klemming] 1854. [Efter gammalt tryck fr. c. 1525].
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