Diävulsliker

Old Swedish Dictionary - diävulsliker

Meaning of Old Swedish word "diävulsliker" (or diævulsliker) in Swedish.

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

diävulsliker (diævulsliker)
djävulsk. " han. .. figh hanom eeth diefulskliget confekt" J Buddes b 91. " j tesse helghe lästh skulom wi lmärkia. .. jdhanna ilzsko ok dyäffuolzlica wredhe" MP 5: 235.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • diefulsklig: -et J Buddes b 91 ;
  • -om ib 94 ),

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

Works and authors cited:

Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
J Buddes b
Jöns Buddes bok. Utg. genom O. F. Hultman. 1895.
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