Ofvädher

Old Swedish Dictionary - ofvädher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ofvädher" (or ofvædher) in Swedish.

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

ofvädher (ofvædher)
våldsamt väder, oväder. j them tima han dödhö byriadhis eeth ofwädhir aff thordyn oc lyungeld ST 269.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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