Äldas

Old Swedish Dictionary - äldas

Meaning of Old Swedish word "äldas" (or ældas) in Swedish.

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

äldas (ældas): drifva sysslolös. äre. .. some late til ärffwodhe. oc hwarte thiäna the gudh. eller the göra nakath annath. vtan ga oc ädlas. Sv. lKyrkobr. 31. Jfr Lidén, Ark. f. Nord. Fil. 23: 257 f.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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