Qväþia
Old Swedish Dictionary - qväþiaMeaning of Old Swedish word "qväþia" (or qvæþia) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- qväþia (qvæþia)
- helsning. " sänder. .. helso ok kueþio medh guþi" SD 6: 18 (1348). " sändir. .. helso oc quädhio" Gr 311. idher manga quädio sende Iv (Cod. B) 3675. sändir allum þeem þässi bref seä oc hörä gudzrotens qwädiu ok sinä SD 1: 668 (1285, gammal afskr.). allum mannum þem, sym þättä breef se äller hörä, sänder marten magnusän quediu guds ok sinä ib 6: 149 (1349). sänder iak. .. äuärdhelikä quädiu mädh gudhi ib 4: 389 (1334). ib 646 (1339, nyare afskr.). wij magnus. .. helsom alle the i sudhermanne lagsagu boendes äru medh gudh[s] qwädio ib 536 (1336, nyare afskr.). Bil 488. " sändir godha quäthiu" ib 231. " sat qwar widh qwädio hans" ib 631.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so qväþia may have also been written as qvæþia
Part of speech: nn
Alternative forms or notes:- kueþia.
- quäthia )
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚠᛅᚦᛁᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- Bil
- Codex Bildstenianus. Se Lg.
- Gr
- Legenden om Gregorius af Armenien. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1860.
- Iv
- Herr Ivan Lejonriddaren. Utg. af J. W. Liffman och G. Stephens. 1849.
- SD
- Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.