Ivirväghan

Old Swedish Dictionary - ivirväghan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ivirväghan" (or ivirvæghan) in Swedish.

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

ivirväghan (ivirvæghan)
övervägande. " noe j archinne mz sonomen skildis fran hustrumen, teandhis thär mz äptir gudz doms owiruäöghan (ex consideratione divini judicii)" SpV 308.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • owir- )

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

Works and authors cited:

SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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