Hvätia
Old Swedish Dictionary - hvätiaMeaning 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.