Ivirväta

Old Swedish Dictionary - ivirväta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ivirväta" (or ivirvæta) in Swedish.

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

ivirväta (ivirvæta)
väta. " drotning helin. .. offwer wätthe syna kynner mz ympeliga taara" Troj 66. ib 168, 231.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • offwer- )

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

Works and authors cited:

Troj
Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.
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