Sveter

Old Swedish Dictionary - sveter

Meaning of Old Swedish word "sveter" in Swedish.

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

sveter: svett. Jfr Sdw 2: 1310. SvKyrkobr 61. - med syftning på arbete och möda. the som fore emsaman christi kerlek. .. j. .. synom swette sökiä swa helgra manna rwm ok städher SvKyrkobr (Lucid B) 200. - Jfr ännis sveter (Sdw 2: 1132).

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

SvKyrkobr: Svenska Kyrkobruk under medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1900. SFSS.