Behändeliker

Old Swedish Dictionary - behändeliker

Meaning of Old Swedish word "behändeliker" (or behændeliker) in Swedish.

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

behändeliker Old Swedish word can mean:

behändeliker (behændeliker): 1) fin, skarpsinnig. han thalar wiisdom behendligh oc kloc MD 28.

behändeliker (behændeliker): 2) med konst arbetad. ena värn han hafuer om sik, badhe behändelik ok kostelik Fl 1065. ib (Cod. C) 1297.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

MD: Svenska Medeltids dikter och rim. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1881--82. SFSS.