Nidhvärk n

Old Swedish Dictionary - nidhvärk n

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nidhvärk n" (or nidhværk n) in Swedish.

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

nidhvärk n (nidhværk n)
uppsåtligt förderfvande af annans egedom? dömes. .. erich sak til xl m. [for] niadwerk (för nidhwerk?) BtFH 1: 224 (1508).

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

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

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.
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