Kalver

Old Swedish Dictionary - kalver

Meaning of Old Swedish word "kalver" in Swedish.

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

kalver: 3) kil p not, i vilken fisken stannar vid ppdragandet. pretedrea deffinetum fuit, quod de sagenis sigulis cardam, dictam kalff, habentibus detur curato vna pars, dicta maskuth Svarb 146 (1373).. . ath konungx gardhen i kwmo skal i fornempda sioom loch trskwm haffwa halff kalff met sio nöther ib 455 (1455). - Jfr ben-, hiort-, not-, nota-, qvigho-, ren-kalver.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

*kalva haghi ,
*kalva holme ,
*kalva hovudh
*kalva mule , m. kalvmule, ss tillnamn. mattis kalwamwle ATb 2: 181 ). ib 191 (1482).

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