Kostvärna

Old Swedish Dictionary - kostvärna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "kostvärna" (or kostværna) in Swedish.

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

kostvärna (kostværna)
= kostväria 2. wil. .. iach. .. ther oppe kastwärne al then deel gud haffuer migh forlanth FM 389 (1508, samt afskr.).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • kast- )

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

Works and authors cited:

FM
Nya källor till Finlands Medeltidshistoria. Utg. af E. Grönblad. 1857.
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