Silfvänder

Old Swedish Dictionary - silfvänder

Meaning of Old Swedish word "silfvänder" (or silfvænder) in Swedish.

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

silfvänder (silfvænder)
, p. ajd. försilvrad. gywth j thät wathnit nokon malm oc sidhan läg honom pa glödherna, tha bliffwer han selffwndher wm thät war ama[l]gama aff selff PMSkr 436.

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

Alternative forms or notes:
  • selffwendher )

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

Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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