Ovanände

Old Swedish Dictionary - ovanände

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ovanände" (or ovanænde) in Swedish.

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

ovanände (ovanænde)
öfvre ände. graffwes nidher timber stokka. .. oc warj wäl hwäste j aaffwan ändommen PM 4.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • aaffwan ände ,),

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

Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
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