Nödhväria

Old Swedish Dictionary - nödhväria

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nödhväria" (or nødhværia) in Swedish.

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

nödhväria (nødhværia): nödvärn. " fore hans fatigdom skuld ok effter thet han giorde nädwäria tnetur v (5) marck" STb 1: 53 (1476). ib 190 (14878). " ath olaff hansson giorde nödwärio och slog mikel person trängdher" STb 2: 56 (1484).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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