Kaf

Old Swedish Dictionary - kaf

Meaning of Old Swedish word "kaf" in Swedish.

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

kaf
djup, hafsdjup, djupt vatten. springa a kaf, neddoppas i vatten. ss straff. springe a kaff EG 66. Jfr Äldre Dan. sprynghe han i grafuen (d. v. s. i den vattenfylda grafven som omgaf borgen) Den gamle Gaardsret udg. ved Kolderup Rosenvinge s. 25. - Jfr qvaf.

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

EG
Eriks af Pommern Gårdsrätt. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
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