Drafl

Old Swedish Dictionary - drafl

Meaning of Old Swedish word "drafl" in Swedish.

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

drafl
avfall, skräp, bildl. fåfänglighet. " omwändhom i warom siälom iomffrunnas sons pino owergiffno alla wärldennas draffwel faffänghan leek oc onyttelika glädhi (relictis mundi frimolis, iocis vansique guudiis) " JMÖ 106 . " tha skal hon wtelykkia aff sith hiärta alla löshtet oc alt wärdzlikit draffwel li lek, stim oc fafänghe glädhi ib. - mindervärdig handlig, dårskap. wi skulwm . . . aldregh met swadana drawel loc wtroscap offte mere oss met bewara mot wart hescap, wort rike eller höffdzman " Svartb 368 (1439, Skokl) .

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • drawel .
  • draffwel )
  • *drafls dare
  • drawels- )
  • drafls folk
  • draffwels- )
  • drafls man
  • drafwels- .
  • draffuels- )
  • *drafls munder
  • draffwelz- )
  • *drafls onder
  • draffvels- )
  • *drafls ordh
  • drafvels- )
  • *draflsqvinna
  • draffuels- )

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

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Works and authors cited:

JMÖ
Jungfru Marie Örtagård. Vadstenanunnornas veckoritual i svensk öfversättning från år 1510. Utg. af R. Geete. 1895. SFSS.
Svartb
och Svartb (Skokl) Registrum Ecclesiæ Aboensis eller Åbo domkyrkas Svartbok med tillägg ur Skoklosters Codex Aboensis. Utg. genom R. Hausen 1890.
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