Bedrövelika

Old Swedish Dictionary - bedrövelika

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bedrövelika" (or bedrøvelika) in Swedish.

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

bedrövelika (bedrøvelika)
förskräckligt, ofantligt, mycket. varkunna hänne som swa bedröflica räd (timore perterrita) var vm sin alra kärasta son Bo 163.

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

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • bedröflica )

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

Works and authors cited:

Bo
Bonaventuros Betraktelser. Utg. av G. E. Klemning. 1860. SFSS.
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