Dödhdräpa

Old Swedish Dictionary - dödhdräpa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "dödhdräpa" (or dødhdræpa) in Swedish.

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

dödhdräpa (dødhdræpa)
slå ihjäl, dräpa, döda. troilus. .. aktade tha död dräpa achillem oc alna grecana tillbaka Troj 175.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Works and authors cited:

Troj
Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.
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