Västanvädher

Old Swedish Dictionary - västanvädher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "västanvädher" (or væstanvædher) in Swedish.

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

västanvädher (væstanvædher)
vestanväder, vestanvind. " tha kom wästan wädher" MB 1: 304.

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

Part of speech: nn

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛅᛋᛏᛆᚿᚠᛅᚦᚼᚽᚱ
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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