Fran stiälpa

Old Swedish Dictionary - fran stiälpa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fran stiälpa" (or fran stiælpa) in Swedish.

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

fran stiälpa (fran stiælpa)
falla, från. " är ey swa mykit folk aather, at ty gither til jorda kommit, som fraan stielper" SD 6: 156 (1349? gammal afskr.).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • fraan stielpa )

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

Works and authors cited:

SD
Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.
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