Bräþe
Old Swedish Dictionary - bräþeMeaning of Old Swedish word "bräþe" (or bræþe) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- bräþe (bræþe)
- hastighet (i sinnet), hastigt mod, häftighet, öfverilning. "som mz wadha eller brädhe drape nakan man" MB 1: 425. " thz giordhe han aff vit ok ey aff brädhä" Iv 5273. Al 10013. - vrede. daghs rwm ok natta skAl wara mällom hwario bräde GO 89. watnin sankadhos saman mz thinne bläsande brädhe (in spiritu furois tui) MB 1: 318. - raseri, våldsamhet. Alt thätta giordho the mz gäld oc ryghelike brädhe Bo 182. Gr 263. " mz thorn kronadhis aff ilsko brädhe" MD 66. - ifver. badhe aff nödh ok swa aff brädhe Al 4999. - häftigt begär (till). for matz brädhe MP 1: 190.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so bräþe may have also been written as bræþe
Part of speech: nn
Alternative forms or notes:- bräþa vitni ,
- brädhis fulder ,
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᛅᚦᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- Al
- Konung Alexander. Utg. af G.E. Klemming. 1862.
- Bo
- Bonaventuros Betraktelser. Utg. av G. E. Klemning. 1860. SFSS.
- GO
- Gamla Ordspråk. Utg. af H. Reuterdahl. 1840.
- Gr
- Legenden om Gregorius af Armenien. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1860.
- Iv
- Herr Ivan Lejonriddaren. Utg. af J. W. Liffman och G. Stephens. 1849.
- MB
- Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
- MD
- Svenska Medeltids dikter och rim. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1881--82. SFSS.
- MP
- Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.