Thörneqvister

Old Swedish Dictionary - thörneqvister

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thörneqvister" (or thørneqvister) in Swedish.

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

thörneqvister (thørneqvister)
törnqvist. Al 5208. " sanne älskara the akta ey mykyt törne quisthen, som rosena födher, om the kwnno faa rosena som them lwsthar" Su 25. ib 63. Jfr thornqvister.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Al
Konung Alexander. Utg. af G.E. Klemming. 1862.
Su
H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.
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