Värnan

Old Swedish Dictionary - värnan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "värnan" (or værnan) in Swedish.

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

värnan Old Swedish word can mean:

värnan (værnan)
1) försvar, försvarsstyrka, styrka. mange andre waro som daghelica flyddo til them at öka theris talll makt oc wärnan MB 2: 225.
värnan (værnan)
2) stärkande, tryggande, beredande af trygghet. alexandher haffwir. .. bundit wenskap mz iwdomen sik til störk oc wärnan (ad munimen sui) MB 2: 251.
värnan (værnan)
3) skyddande, skydd. alla städher för sag han mz ympnogha spisningh, oc plankade them til landzsens wärnan MB 2: 271.
värnan (værnan)
4) undsättning. " symon. .. kom mot honom til hiälp oc wärnan" MB 2: 254.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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