Löf

Old Swedish Dictionary - löf

Meaning of Old Swedish word "löf" (or løf) in Swedish.

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

löf (løf): folium, löv, blad. " prästen. . war klädder ok redder mz sama thräsins löffwa (foliis)" Mecht 62. Jfr balsamträ-, böke-, granris-, laverbära-, rönde-, vinbära-löf.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Mecht: Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.