Thvärhul

Old Swedish Dictionary - thvärhul

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thvärhul" (or thværhul) in Swedish.

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

thvärhul (thværhul): hål på tvären av ngt. twärth gönom swarffes äller bores eth större (hål).. . sidan bores eth annath myndre hol öffwersth j knappen swa ath thet gar jn j twärholith PMSkr 508.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

PM: Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.

PMSkr: Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.