Iärnsvipa

Old Swedish Dictionary - iärnsvipa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "iärnsvipa" (or iærnsvipa) in Swedish.

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

iärnsvipa (iærnsvipa)
järngissel. " mz järn sweppom hwdhstrokne" LfK 54.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -sweppa )

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

Works and authors cited:

LfK
Skrifter till Läsning för Klosterfolk. Utg. af F. A. Dahlgren. 1875.
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