Hvithet

Old Swedish Dictionary - hvithet

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hvithet" in Swedish.

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

hvithet
, f vit färg el. färgnyans. haffwer manen. .. jämtho sig som en annan skinande hwithen, merker störm PMSkr 292. " rödhethen haffwr hwithetena wndy segh" ib 380. ib 385, 488. " then andre leten är hwitheett" ib 609.
Alternative forms or notes:
  • -heth.
  • -heett )

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

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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