Näf

Old Swedish Dictionary - näf

Meaning of Old Swedish word "näf" (or næf) in Swedish.

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

näf (næf)
ss tillnamn. "abram näff" KTb 156 (1442).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • näff )
  • *näva giäld ,

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

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Works and authors cited:

KTb
Kalmar stads tänkebok. Utg. av I. Modéer och S. Engström. 1945. SFSS.
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