Rävalsker

Old Swedish Dictionary - rävalsker

Meaning of Old Swedish word "rävalsker" (or rævalsker) in Swedish.

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

rävalsker (rævalsker)
Revalsk, från Reval. the reffwilske HSH 20: 90 (1507). " haffuer jag nw scriffuit the reffuelske till" FM 323 (1507). räwälsth mynth FH 1: 54 (1485. Jfr räflisker.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • reffuelsker.
  • reffwilsker.
  • räwälsth FH 1: 54 (1485)),

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

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Works and authors cited:

FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
FM
Nya källor till Finlands Medeltidshistoria. Utg. af E. Grönblad. 1857.
HSH
Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.
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