Dyrköpa

Old Swedish Dictionary - dyrköpa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "dyrköpa" (or dyrkøpa) in Swedish.

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

dyrköpa (dyrkøpa)
eg. köpa dyrt; bildl. betala ett högt pris för, få dyrt umgälla. dyrköpt haffwin i reland oc the tolff iämpuunga Prosadikter (Karl M) 285.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -köpt) ,

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

Works and authors cited:

Prosadikter
Prosadikter från Sveriges medeltid. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1887--89. SFSS.
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