Värpa

Old Swedish Dictionary - värpa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "värpa" (or værpa) in Swedish.

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

värpa (værpa)
eg. kaSTa. värpa. " tha flögh een höna j hans sköt, oc warp ther eeth äg" ST 512. then höna. .. som altidh wil sielff vthe werpa MD 219.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • impr.
  • varp )

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

Works and authors cited:

MD
Svenska Medeltids dikter och rim. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1881--82. SFSS.
ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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