Thäva

Old Swedish Dictionary - thäva

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thäva" (or thæva) in Swedish.

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

thäva (thæva)
= thäfla 2. med dat. watn täffwadhe (motsvarande ställe Lg.">Bil 785 ; thäfkadhe) honom bätir en nokor annar drykker Lg 1037. Jfr välthävande.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -adhe )

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

Works and authors cited:

Bil
Codex Bildstenianus. Se Lg.
Lg
Ett Forn-Svenskt Legendarium. Efter gamla handskrifter af G. Stephens. Första bandet. Andra bandet. 1847--58. -- Särskildt citeras de här aftryckta Codex Bureanus (Bu) och Codex Bildstenianus (Bil), så framt icke senare ändringar i dessa handskrifter afses.
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