Thvärtäppa

Old Swedish Dictionary - thvärtäppa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thvärtäppa" (or thværtæppa) in Swedish.

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

thvärtäppa (thværtæppa)
haffe ena wärtäppor i ene aa som bade lösta ok wale haffwa drapeligen skada vtaff Uppl Lagmandsomb 80 (1493).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • twär-.
  • twer- )
  • lthe

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

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