Mensväria

Old Swedish Dictionary - mensväria

Meaning of Old Swedish word "mensväria" (or mensværia) in Swedish.

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

mensväria (mensværia): svärja falskt, begå mened. vm han mwnswär STillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.">MP 1: 315. " menswär ey vm mit naSTillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.">MPn (non perjurabis in nomine meo) ib. thu skalt j enge matto meenswäria ellir onyttelika swäria" ST 63. " han syndar twem lundom förST j thy at han swär, oc swa j thy at han meen swär" ib 537. Ber 105. STerfolk. Utg. af F. A. Dahlgren. 1875.">LfK 174. " aff thiufuom draparom horkarlom oc lyghnelica män swäriandom oc affgudha dyrkarom" STillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.">MP 1: 265. ib 164. - part. pret. som begått mened, mendeig. diäfwlin manadhe han mensworen wara STenianus. Se Lg.">Bil 448.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

meenswäria.
meen swäria LfK 174 ;
-swär ST 537 ;
-sworet RK 1: 2845. män swäria),
mensväria sik , svärja falskt, begå mened.. tha matten heller haffua takt. .. än han haffde sik swa meen sworet RK 1: 2845. Jfr sväria sik men under men,

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

MP: Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.