Landvärn

Old Swedish Dictionary - landvärn

Meaning of Old Swedish word "landvärn" (or landværn) in Swedish.

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

landvärn Old Swedish word can mean:

landvärn (landværn): 1) försvar för landet. tha satte han äpter sik i landwärn ther landamären koma til saman. .. thässa men Prosadikter (Karl M) 265.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Prosadikter: Prosadikter från Sveriges medeltid. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1887--89. SFSS.