Ädhla

Old Swedish Dictionary - ädhla

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ädhla" (or ædhla) in Swedish.

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

ädhla (ædhla): adla, förädla. " aff huilko hans gärninga, oc alt hans ärffwodhe wardher swa ädhlat (nobilitantur), oc forbätrat, swa som koparen smälter mz gulleno. .. omwändis j dyrt oc bästa gull Mecht. Uppenb. 256. "

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Mecht: Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.