Hväsan

Old Swedish Dictionary - hväsan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hväsan" (or hvæsan) in Swedish.

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

hväsan (hvæsan)
hväsande. ormsins hwäsan Ber 159.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Ber
Helige Bernhards Skrifter. Utg. af H. Wieselgren. 1866.
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