Thvättirska

Old Swedish Dictionary - thvättirska

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thvättirska" (or thvættirska) in Swedish.

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

thvättirska (thvættirska): tvätterska. " lauatrix. .. twätherska" GU C 20 (hand 2) s. 68. bildl. hel människiors midhirska, oc syndennas twättirska (mediatrix honinum, abutrixque criminum) JMÖ 188.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.

JMÖ: Jungfru Marie Örtagård. Vadstenanunnornas veckoritual i svensk öfversättning från år 1510. Utg. af R. Geete. 1895. SFSS.