Hvätia

Old Swedish Dictionary - hvätia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hvätia" (or hvætia) in Swedish.

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

hvätia (hvætia)
hvässa. " hwatte konungxens kniffua" Di 44. - bildl. the sin knif hwetia oc slipa paa waar. .. rygh BSH 5: 360 (1509).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • hvatte) ,

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

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Works and authors cited:

BS
Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
BSH
Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.
Di
Sagan om Didrik af Bern. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1850--54.
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