Qvärnsten

Old Swedish Dictionary - qvärnsten

Meaning of Old Swedish word "qvärnsten" (or qværnsten) in Swedish.

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

qvärnsten (qværnsten)
qvarnSTen. " thän quärnSTeen maal ok thär vndhir ligghir" GO 344. Bu 511. ST 361. MB 2: 102, 362. Jfr qvärna STen.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • quärnsteen.
  • qwarnsten ST 361 ),

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

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Works and authors cited:

Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
GO
Gamla Ordspråk. Utg. af H. Reuterdahl. 1840.
MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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