Snäver

Old Swedish Dictionary - snäver

Meaning of Old Swedish word "snäver" (or snæver) in Swedish.

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

snäver (snæver)
snäf, trång. " hafua een graan mantol slätan oc snäfran" VKR 12. - trång, smal. een bro, mykit lengre ok snäfwäre än the förre broen LfK 224. " pa the snäfwa broena" ib 226.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • snäfran VKR 12.
  • snäfwa LfK 226.
  • snäfwäre ib 224),

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

Works and authors cited:

LfK
Skrifter till Läsning för Klosterfolk. Utg. af F. A. Dahlgren. 1875.
VKR
Vadstena Kloster-Reglor. Utg. af C. F. Lindström. 1845.
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