Lever

Old Swedish Dictionary - lever

Meaning of Old Swedish word "lever" in Swedish.

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

lever
bröd, brödkaka. "tag honagh baka ther aff en leef" LB 7: 4 9. " teþes hanom i ogne en levar" Bu 417. thre leua brödh Bil 456. " aff fäm lewom brödhz" MB 1: 90. " fäm lewa brödz" ib. " göra renasta brödh. .. aff thriggia lewa miöl (tria sata similæ; så mycket mjöl som erfordras till tre brödkakor)" ib 189. exhibicio cibariorum que dicitur maskut, ter in anno fiat, singulis viciBus de vno pane & edulio, id est leff & læffs suuæll SD 2: 237 (1297). Jfr biug-, brödh-, hvete-, ister-lever.
Alternative forms or notes:
  • leff.
  • leeff.
  • -ar) ,
  • lefs sufl

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

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Works and authors cited:

Bil
Codex Bildstenianus. Se Lg.
Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
LB
Läke- och Örte-Böcker. Utg. af G. E. Klemming 1--10. 1883--86.
MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
SD
Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.
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