Säf

Old Swedish Dictionary - säf

Meaning of Old Swedish word "säf" (or sæf) in Swedish.

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

säf (sæf)
säf. " lhon är liik thy blomstre älla säff (scirpo) som kallas swärdon" Bir 1: 392.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

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Works and authors cited:

Bir
Heliga Birgittas Uppenbarelser. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Bd 1--5. 1857--84. -- Med den vid citat härur stundom förekommande förkortningen: Avt åsyftas de Bd 4, s. 177--185, tryckta egenhändiga utkasten af Birgitta, med Dikt Engelens Diktamen tryckt Bd 4, s. 215--276.
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