Välfart

Old Swedish Dictionary - välfart

Meaning of Old Swedish word "välfart" (or vælfart) in Swedish.

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

välfart Old Swedish word can mean:

välfart (vælfart)
tt föra till 2.
välfart (vælfart)
2) förmögenhet, egendom. motte jag ther offuer miste arff, eghe oc all min velfart FM 142 (1502).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

FM
Nya källor till Finlands Medeltidshistoria. Utg. af E. Grönblad. 1857.
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