Thvärstang
Old Swedish Dictionary - thvärstangMeaning of Old Swedish word "thvärstang" (or thværstang) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- thvärstang (thværstang)
- stång placerad på tvären mot ngt, tvärstång. skipes arma pa twärstängerna som halla och bära wppe frwktena aff grenommen PMSkr 317.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so thvärstang may have also been written as thværstang
Part of speech: nn
Alternative forms or notes:- twär- )
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚼᚠᛅᚱᛋᛏᛆᚿᚵ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- 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.