Stenväg

Old Swedish Dictionary - stenväg

Meaning of Old Swedish word "stenväg" (or stenvæg) in Swedish.

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

stenväg (stenvæg)
(Isl. steinveggr, m.] stenvägg, af sten uppförd vägg, vägg el. mur i ett stenhus. wm the steenvwäggena som the hawa mik vnt atbyggya vppa thera gildes grundual SJ 417 (1375). tideka mithaka. .. lot vp hannis pancermaker fri oc quit sit stenhus. .. mädh alla fyra stenweggia bak ok fore ok vppa badha sidher ib 124 (1443). ib 135 (1444) , 175 (1448). haffua. .. giffuit til sancta katerina gilde. .. en theris stenkällara medh fyrom stenweggiom ib 179 (1449). loto. .. eskil oc hinrik. .. her karl e oc. .. margitte vp. .. et litit stenhus. .. mädh grunden, källare, i lengd oc bredh epter fyra stenwäggior (för -ar?) thet vtuisa ib 182 (1449). Jfr stenhusväg.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • steen- )

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

Works and authors cited:

SJ
2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.
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