Skävir

Old Swedish Dictionary - skävir

Meaning of Old Swedish word "skävir" (or skævir) in Swedish.

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

skävir (skævir): ss tillnamn. Jfr E. Hellquist, Xenia Lideniana 110. hankon skäwir RP 2: 159 (1389; Småland).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

RP: Svenska Riks-archivets pergamentsbref från och med år 1351. Förtecknade med angifvande af innehållet. 1, 2. 1866--68.