Innan väfla

Old Swedish Dictionary - innan väfla

Meaning of Old Swedish word "innan väfla" (or innan væfla) in Swedish.

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

innan väfla (innan væfla)
invefva, insnärja. " andra fafängo i hulko människian ok nästan alt mankönit är othänkelica ok osighilica innan vaft" Bo 141.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Works and authors cited:

Bo
Bonaventuros Betraktelser. Utg. av G. E. Klemning. 1860. SFSS.
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