Nidhvärk n
Old Swedish Dictionary - nidhvärk nMeaning 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.