Väghvisare

Old Swedish Dictionary - väghvisare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "väghvisare" (or væghvisare) in Swedish.

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

väghvisare (væghvisare): om den heliga nattvarden åtnjuten på dödsbädden. " gifua thom gudz signadha likama i thera ytersta tima, huilken som skulde vara thera förare och wäghuisare aff thässo wärdhlene (pro ultimo vicatio)" Ansg 213.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Ansg: Vita Sancti Anscharii per S. Rembertum. Latine et svetice. I Scriptores rerum svecicarum T. 2, sect. 1, s. 173--260.