Vatnvärk

Old Swedish Dictionary - vatnvärk

Meaning of Old Swedish word "vatnvärk" (or vatnværk) in Swedish.

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

vatnvärk (vatnværk): vattenverk. " hwaar sum taker mädh walldz werkum af them i handum hawer. .. vatn eller vatnwerk" SD 4: 466 (1335, nyare afskr.). Jfr oþolvatnvärk samt vatnsvärk, vantnvärke, vatuvärke.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

SD: Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.