Slöfa

Old Swedish Dictionary - slöfa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "slöfa" (or sløfa) in Swedish.

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

slöfa (sløfa): ett slags kappa. - i latiniserad form. vestes meas sollempnes. scilicet tunicam. surcocium & sløfan SD 2: 113 (1291). - Jfr sliffa.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

SD: Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.