Thvätto kar

Old Swedish Dictionary - thvätto kar

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thvätto kar" (or thvætto kar) in Swedish.

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

thvätto kar (thvætto kar)
kar att två sig i. bildl. görin ydrogha ok angir j ydhrom scriptamalom. .. thetta är thet twättokarith enne syndoghe människio tilbör ath twa sik vti aff synom syndhom MP 5: 68 f. ib 69.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • twätto- )

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

Works and authors cited:

MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
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