Hvälper

Old Swedish Dictionary - hvälper

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hvälper" (or hvælper) in Swedish.

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

hvälper (hvælper)
valp, hundvalp. PMSkr 222, 248 Jfr hunda hvälper.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • hwelper )

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

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Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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