Növer

Old Swedish Dictionary - növer

Meaning of Old Swedish word "növer" (or nøver) in Swedish.

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

növer (nøver)
rask, duktig. " thy at ormen är jlkloker hall eller han thöm ginstan jlkloka til alla ondzsko ok hala thz är näfwä til alla skörhet SvKyrkobr (Lucid B) 142. "

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • näfwä SvKyrkobr (Lucid B) 142 (fel för nöfwä? Se E. Noreen, Meijerbergs ark. f. sv. ordforskn. 6: 36)),

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

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Works and authors cited:

SvKyrkobr
Svenska Kyrkobruk under medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1900. SFSS.
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