Thörvärker

Old Swedish Dictionary - thörvärker

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thörvärker" (or thørværker) in Swedish.

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

thörvärker (thørværker)
torrvärk. for ickt eller annan tor verk j ben eller andra lemmer LB 7: 389. Jfr þör värker undr þör 6.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • tor verker )

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

Works and authors cited:

LB
Läke- och Örte-Böcker. Utg. af G. E. Klemming 1--10. 1883--86.
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