Svära

Old Swedish Dictionary - svära

Meaning of Old Swedish word "svära" (or sværa) in Swedish.

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

svära (sværa)
svärmoder. ATb 1: 398 (1472). " then garden som lasse hansson oc hans swära aatthe" ib 2: 31 (1474). NMU 1: 149 (1489). STb 2: 612 (1492). fför thet han hade slagit sine swere. .. ij blaned ib 5: 81 (1515).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • swere) ,

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

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Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
ATb
(el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.
NMU
Närkes medeltida urkunder I. Riseberga kloster. Utg. av K. G. Grandinsson. 1935.
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