Mervätis

Old Swedish Dictionary - mervätis

Meaning of Old Swedish word "mervätis" (or mervætis) in Swedish.

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

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

Alternative forms or notes:
  • meer wätis )? adj. öfverflödig. thu skal. .. ey thit korn wända til meer wätis (troligen uppkommet af ett orätt läst iuir wästis; Cod. A owerwättis 375) winning (frugum superbundantiam non exiges) MB 1: (Cod. B) 561.

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


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