Qvärnhus

Old Swedish Dictionary - qvärnhus

Meaning of Old Swedish word "qvärnhus" (or qværnhus) in Swedish.

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

qvärnhus (qværnhus): qvarnhus. " thet quernhwset som hoon loot byggia" VAH 24: 318 (1414). Jfr qvärnahus.

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

Part of speech: nn

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