Saman väva

Old Swedish Dictionary - saman väva

Meaning of Old Swedish word "saman väva" (or saman væva) in Swedish.

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

saman väva (saman væva)
sammanväva, väva. " thäna jomfruligha hampnin. .. . som prophetin honom saman wooff (ut propheta contexuit)" SpV 125

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -wooff) ,

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

Works and authors cited:

SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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