Sparver

Old Swedish Dictionary - sparver

Meaning of Old Swedish word "sparver" in Swedish.

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

sparver
sparv. " cipraianus. .. omvendes sik j quinno liknilse nw j sparff eller andra fugla" J Buddes b 95 (möjl. snarast att föra till sparfliknilse). hwarff sparfuen ok acladius saat j gen ib. Jfr sparfliknilse, spirver och spörver.

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
J Buddes b
Jöns Buddes bok. Utg. genom O. F. Hultman. 1895.
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