Träkniver

Old Swedish Dictionary - träkniver

Meaning of Old Swedish word "träkniver" (or trækniver) in Swedish.

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

träkniver (trækniver): träknif. " thz bansatta ordhquädhet sannas nu alla stadz. at hwar vil sik bädzst ok annars ärande tälghis mz träkniff" Su 422.

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

Part of speech: nn

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