Röf

Old Swedish Dictionary - röf

Meaning of Old Swedish word "röf" (or røf) in Swedish.

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

röf (røf)
röv, podex. Jfr E. Noreen, Meijerbergs ark. f. sv. ordorskn. 3: 19 ff. tessin oloffliken ordh, som euert. .. talade til olaff matsson. .. far for iᴹ (1000) falladeffwel och kyss mik i röffenä STb 1: 58 (1476). Jfr sugha röf.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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