Tväflärdh

Old Swedish Dictionary - tväflärdh

Meaning of Old Swedish word "tväflärdh" (or tvæflærdh) in Swedish.

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

tväflärdh (tvæflærdh): svek, falskhet. " jomfrudommen. .. hwilkin. .. loffwadhir är himilsligha brwdhgomanom, mz stadwgho löfte. .. wthan skrympth ällir twäfärdh (sine fictione)" SpV 88.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.