Nävi
Old Swedish Dictionary - näviMeaning of Old Swedish word "nävi" (or nævi) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- nävi (nævi)
- näve, hand. " liöns nigilson slo hornlekares sonin vidh ögat medh näffwan" ATb 1: 241 (1466). STum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.">GU C 20 s. 456. mulc[t]are blitka mz söth ordh swingha omagha slaa binda mz näffwm oc fothum STum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.">GU C 20 (hand 2) s. 160. tha hötte her STen sin neffue fore her becnt smalenningx kynbeen STb 3: 331 (1497). Jfr knytter nävi samt koparnävi.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so nävi may have also been written as nævi
Part of speech: nn
Alternative forms or notes:- neffue.
- nafwi: -a J Buddes b 80 )
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛅᚠᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
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Works and authors cited:
- GU
- Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.
- ST
- Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
- ATb
- (el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.
- GU C 20
- Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.