Näva
Old Swedish Dictionary - nävaMeaning 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.