Beskyggia

Old Swedish Dictionary - beskyggia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "beskyggia" in Swedish.

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

beskyggia
beskuga, överskygga. nar gabriel archängel thik budadhe, at thän hälghe ande skulde nidherfar i thik, oc aldra höxta gudz dygdh, oc krafft skulde nidherfara, oc beskykde (för beskyggia?), oc omkrin[g]giffua thik SvB 311 (c. 1500).

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Works and authors cited:

SvB
Svenska Böner från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1907--09. SFSS.
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