Kärva

Old Swedish Dictionary - kärva

Meaning of Old Swedish word "kärva" (or kærva) in Swedish.

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

kärva (kærva): karfva, göra inskärning i, hacka, sönderskära, sönderhacka. han (Engelbrekt, då han mördades) wart keruat som then fisk som stekara leggia a sin disk. .. han fik vti sik wel xx skutt MD 387.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

MD: Svenska Medeltids dikter och rim. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1881--82. SFSS.