Övan

Old Swedish Dictionary - övan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "övan" (or øvan) in Swedish.

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

övan (øvan)
övning, utövning. " thera dygdhelika lifuerne oc öwan" Prosadikter 57.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

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Works and authors cited:

Prosadikter
Prosadikter från Sveriges medeltid. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1887--89. SFSS.
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