Hövel

Old Swedish Dictionary - hövel

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hövel" (or høvel) in Swedish.

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

hövel (høvel)
hyvel. " thaghin litz aff brädin mz höfvelin¨" Saml 24: 144 (sl. av 1400-t.). scobs bis skaffui eller höffuil GU C 20 s. 554. " leuiga ge skaff oc höffwil ib (hand 2) s. 77. "

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • höfwel.
  • höffwil.
  • höffuil )

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

Works and authors cited:

GU
Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.
GU C 20
Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.
Saml
Samlaren. Tidskrift utgifven af Svenska Literatursällskapets arbetsutskott. 1880 o. följ.
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