Hava

Old Swedish Dictionary - hava

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hava" in Swedish.

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

hava
sätta sig i besittning af, göra intrång i. kerede. .. ath the stodho pa ffarzaby land. och haffuade farzaby watn i forzen FH 1: 10. (1417, gammal afskr.). thette for:de watn at haffua hindre eller qwälla ffor for:de forzaby ib.

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • hava in , göra intrång. ath for:de mwnka haffde haffuet in pa thz for:de forzaby landh FH 1: 10 (1417, gammal afskr.). - Jfr haffa, hafning.

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

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Works and authors cited:

FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
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