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 Old Swedish word can mean:

övan (øvan): 1) öfvning; utöfvning. j hälaghe astundan ok dyugdha öfwan Ber 260.

övan (øvan): 2) öfning, uppöfvande. huar en tröster stridzman glädz opsökia oc finna ysäldh oc dröffwilse sik til öwan oc pröffwilse (ad excrendum se et probanduri) Su 120. - Jfr öfning.

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.