Näbber

Old Swedish Dictionary - näbber

Meaning of Old Swedish word "näbber" (or næbber) in Swedish.

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

näbber (næbber)
näbb, mu. " hwa länge liggir a sin bäd han ffar litith for sin näb (pasa morosa thori modicum dapis impetrat ori)" GO 704.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

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Works and authors cited:

GO
Gamla Ordspråk. Utg. af H. Reuterdahl. 1840.
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