Töfri

Old Swedish Dictionary - töfri

Meaning of Old Swedish word "töfri" (or tøfri) in Swedish.

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

töfri (tøfri)
trolldom. " the bökir ther töfri är scrifwat vthi" ST 33.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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