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)
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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.

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Works and authors cited:

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