Näver

Old Swedish Dictionary - näver

Meaning of Old Swedish word "näver" (or næver) in Swedish.

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

näver (næver)
näfver. taga rennewedh och näffuer BtFH 1: 43 (1465, nyare afskr.). ib 207 (1506). " hymelin bort drogh sik swa som samanskrwnken näffwir (liber; öfvers. beror på missförstånd)" MB 2: 343.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • näfra bunki ,
  • näfr flät ,
  • näfra lop (näfrälup),
  • näfra löpning ,

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

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Works and authors cited:

BtFH
Bidrag till Finlands Historia. Utg. genom R. Hausen. 1881--83.
FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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