Svär

Old Swedish Dictionary - svär

Meaning of Old Swedish word "svär" (or svær) in Swedish.

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

svär (svær)
svärfader. ATb 1: 198 (1464) , 205 (1465).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • swäär RP 2: 181 (1390)

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

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Works and authors cited:

ATb
(el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.
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