Lönsvärdh

Old Swedish Dictionary - lönsvärdh

Meaning of Old Swedish word "lönsvärdh" (or lønsværdh) in Swedish.

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

lönsvärdh (lønsværdh): hemligt el. dolt svärd. GU C 20 s. 198. - i bild. repedere idest iterum suppedere visa (hörfel för fisa) quod ornate loqui volentes dicunt draga lönsuärdh GU C 20 s. 424.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.