Provelsvanå

Old Danish Dictionary - provelsvanå

Meaning of Old Danish word "Provelsvanå", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Provelsvanå can mean:

  • no. vand, der drikkes som prøve på skyld (gudsdom); sealt thu dricke prouels vata. Kv 72, jf sst. 720: tet vatn i hatde then kraft, at the thæt drucke, vare han saan at saken. tha tedess e noget teken i hans andlade. JF 4 Msh 51 £.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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