Vanvara

Old Swedish Dictionary - vanvara

Meaning of Old Swedish word "vanvara" in Swedish.

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

vanvara
brist på uppmärksamhet, försumlighet. oppa en von ware sender iach tig her swantes opue breff beseglth lydenis paa stäkeholm HSH 19: 162 (1506).

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • von ware )

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

Works and authors cited:

HSH
Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.
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