Vangäver

Old Swedish Dictionary - vangäver

Meaning of Old Swedish word "vangäver" (or vangæver) in Swedish.

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

vangäver (vangæver)
som ej har anseende, föraktad. thän sami war en samaritanus swa mykith som han¬ ware en wangäfwan wtlänninge MP 49.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

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

Works and authors cited:

MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
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