Tväskäpter

Old Swedish Dictionary - tväskäpter

Meaning of Old Swedish word "tväskäpter" (or tvæskæpter) in Swedish.

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

tväskäpter (tvæskæpter)
tveskäflad. " x alna gropt twäskäpt lärofft" JTb 25 (1460). " xij alna tweskefft lerept STb 3: 109 (1493). "

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

Additional information: p. adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • tweskeffter )

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

Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
JTb
Jönköpings stads Tänkebok från 1456--1548. Utg. af C. M. Kjellberg. 1910--19. Bilaga till Meddelanden från Norra Smålands Fornminnesförening h. 2--5.
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