Värres

Old Swedish Dictionary - värres

Meaning of Old Swedish word "värres" (or værres) in Swedish.

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

värres (værres)
= vär, adv. 4. tha bliffuee wij besmyttat med honom, kirkione och oss thij werres til skada och ewicht fordarff BSH 5: 238 (1508).

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

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

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

Works and authors cited:

BS
Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
BSH
Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.
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