Tväbredher

Old Swedish Dictionary - tväbredher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "tväbredher" (or tvæbredher) in Swedish.

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

tväbredher (tvæbredher)
af dubbel bredd. en alin repärläript twäbret SD 5: 637 (1347).

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

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

Works and authors cited:

SD
Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.
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