Bemödha

Old Swedish Dictionary - bemödha

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bemödha" (or bemødha) in Swedish.

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

bemödha (bemødha): oroa. "han är mygit bemödet, ty han ecke vet hwad han skal före tage met eder holk" FM 416 (1509).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

bemödha sik , besvära sig, omaka sig. ey görs eder oc behoff siälff bemöda eder hiit BSH 5: 122 (1506). i werdes siälff bemödha edher, mik edher fatig tiänara, til wndsätningh ib 146 (1507).

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