Ivirväghning

Old Swedish Dictionary - ivirväghning

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ivirväghning" (or ivirvæghning) in Swedish.

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

ivirväghning (ivirvæghning)
öfvervägande. " epter een gran rantzsakan och offuerwägningh" FH 1: 61 (1489, gammal afskr.). BSH 5: 520 (1512).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • offuerwegning BSH 5: 520 (1512). offuerwägningh),

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

Works and authors cited:

BS
Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
BSH
Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.
FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
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