Tövilse

Old Swedish Dictionary - tövilse

Meaning of Old Swedish word "tövilse" (or tøvilse) in Swedish.

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

tövilse (tøvilse)
dröjsmål, uppehåll. for then lange töuelse j hafft haffue j thenne rese FM 193 (1504).

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

Part of speech: nn

Additional information: pl.?

Grammatical aspect: pl.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • töuelse )

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

Works and authors cited:

FM
Nya källor till Finlands Medeltidshistoria. Utg. af E. Grönblad. 1857.
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