Thvärtäppis

Old Swedish Dictionary - thvärtäppis

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thvärtäppis" (or thværtæppis) in Swedish.

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

thvärtäppis (thværtæppis)
Jfr thvärtäppa. hun (ɔ en kvarnström) är nw bygdher tuertäpis VKJ 112.

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

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • tuertäpis )

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

Works and authors cited:

VKJ
Vadstena klosters Jordebok 1500 jemte tillägg ur klostrets äldre jordeböcker. Utg. genom C. Silfverstolpe. 1898. [Beträffande dateringen jfr E. Noreen, Historisk Tidskrift 39, s. 187 f.]
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