Trävirke

Old Swedish Dictionary - trävirke

Meaning of Old Swedish word "trävirke" (or trævirke) in Swedish.

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

trävirke (trævirke): trävirke, byggnadsvirke. " han läg hugga oc tälghia alt träwirkith (Cod. B al fangin 563) at (för af?) dyrom träim til gerningäna" MB 1: 486.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

MB: Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.