Gräteliker

Old Swedish Dictionary - gräteliker

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gräteliker" (or græteliker) in Swedish.

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

gräteliker (græteliker)
gråtande, sorgsen. " skal thät ware lacrimabilis thät är gräteligt swo ath thät skal göres mädh eet grädheligt oc sorgfult hiärta" SkrtUppb 438.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • gräteligt SkrtUppb 438. grädheligt ib) ,

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

Works and authors cited:

SkrtUppb
Skrifter till uppbyggelse från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1904--05. SFSS.
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