Tvar

Old Swedish Dictionary - tvar

Meaning of Old Swedish word "tvar" in Swedish.

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

tvar Old Swedish word can mean:

tvar
1) i sanning, för visso. ney twar (Cod. C män) thz ma ey väre Iv 1117. thz iak staar mykith äpter hänna minne twar (Cod. B thywer) thz gör iak aff hemsko sinne ib 1039. twar (Cod. B thywer) thu sigher ey thz sant ib 1184.
tvar
2) dock, likväl. än tho margher thnker thz. .. thz engin skAl hans like wara. .. twar hans hugher liwgher illa Al 8308.

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

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

Works and authors cited:

Iv
Herr Ivan Lejonriddaren. Utg. af J. W. Liffman och G. Stephens. 1849.
Al
Konung Alexander. Utg. af G.E. Klemming. 1862.
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