Tilhvässa

Old Swedish Dictionary - tilhvässa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "tilhvässa" (or tilhvæssa) in Swedish.

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

tilhvässa (tilhvæssa)
tillspetsa, hvässa. " han. .. lät. .. iärn camba til hwässa som thera köt skulde af benom rifuas mz" KL 373.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Works and authors cited:

KL
Klosterläsning. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1877--78.
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