Älskilse

Old Swedish Dictionary - älskilse

Meaning of Old Swedish word "älskilse" (or ælskilse) in Swedish.

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

älskilse (ælskilse)
förälskelse, kärlek. Hedhirgiroghir hoghir röffwas j thwäggia handa matto. .. aff hwilko annath thera opwäkkir girnilsin, annat sin eghin älskilse (amor sui) SpV 453. Ok j thässo ena görs til enkte alla saka. .. älskilsinna (amorum), glädhinna the som onytthogha äru ib 489. örlig oc krij, aff hwlka kan ey kärlig komma, oc ey aff haat kärlekens älskelse Troj 166.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
Troj
Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.
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