Tvälitadher

Old Swedish Dictionary - tvälitadher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "tvälitadher" (or tvælitadher) in Swedish.

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

tvälitadher (tvælitadher)
dubbelfärgad? hwar wälhughadher man. .. offre gudhi. .. twältidhan coccum (coccum. .. bis tinctum) MB 1: 356. ib 495. " cocccus twältidher är rödher som eldher ib (Cod. B) 488. "

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

Additional information: p. adj.

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

Works and authors cited:

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