Tväböte

Old Swedish Dictionary - tväböte

Meaning of Old Swedish word "tväböte" (or tvæbøte) in Swedish.

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

tväböte (tvæbøte)
tveböte, dubbla böter. swa at all drapp, blnat oc blotwita ligger i twe böta STb 1:427 (1459). zaker xij (12) marck i tweböte ib 114 (1477). " warth och lasse af sakt for retta xij march for ath han slogh bighaswenin en pwST medh en exehamar och tet war j thweböte som laghin säghia Atb 2: 312 (1487). "

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • twe-.
  • tve.
  • thwe-.
  • -böta STb 1: 127 (1459, Burspr). -bete ib 178 (1479) ),

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

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Works and authors cited:

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