Rävalska

Old Swedish Dictionary - rävalska

Meaning of Old Swedish word "rävalska" (or rævalska) in Swedish.

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

rävalska (rævalska): kvinna från Reval. ss tillnamn. HLG 1: 79 (1473). kadrin reffuelske SSkb 8 (1501-02).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

HLG 1: Handlingar rörande Helga Lekamens Gille i Stockholm. I. Gillesboken 1393--1487. Utg. av I. Collijn. 1921.

SSkb: Stockholms Stads Skottebok 1501--1510. Utg. genom H. Hildebrand. 1889, 1915. SSKb 2:= Stock Skb