Forsmädheliker

Old Swedish Dictionary - forsmädheliker

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forsmädheliker" (or forsmædheliker) in Swedish.

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

forsmädheliker (forsmædheliker)
smädlig, skymflig, vanhedrande. " jason oc hercules. .. begärade hjälp aff then till ath hämpna syn forsmädeliga oräth" Troj 24. " wtwalde han thz oädhal ok forsmädheligha (contemptibilis) a wärdldhinna wäghna" SpV 426. - föraktlig, för- aktad, försmådd. ok saa mz jämpno löffthe ok lika, skal jomfrun halda sik wärldinne forsmädhelika (se mundo fleri contemptibilem) SpV 466.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -lig(h)er ),

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

Works and authors cited:

SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
Troj
Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.
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