Inväfia

Old Swedish Dictionary - inväfia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "inväfia" (or invæfia) in Swedish.

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

inväfia (invæfia): insvepa, inveckla. bildl. swa är oc wanskelikit oc mykit höght ärande wärzlikom mannom, inwafdhum j wärldena wmsorgh oc lifwandom j kräselikhet Prosadikter (Barl) 37.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

Prosadikter: Prosadikter från Sveriges medeltid. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1887--89. SFSS.