Näva

Old Swedish Dictionary - näva

Meaning of Old Swedish word "näva" (or næva) in Swedish.

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

näva (næva)
gripa el. fatta i handen. näffwar knif SO 14. ib 25, 65.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -ar )

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

Works and authors cited:

SO
Skrå-Ordningar. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1856.
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