Hälla

Old Swedish Dictionary - hälla

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hälla" (or hælla) in Swedish.

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

hälla Old Swedish word can mean:

hälla (hælla)
L.
hälla (hælla)
2) hälla, gjuta, utgjuta. " ath lwthen kan hellas fran tyäronne" PMSkr 353.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • hella.
  • -te )
  • *hälla sik , luta sig. the (ɔ kreaturen) githa ey ätith wtan standa oc fiämtha. loc synes som the hälto sigh jamligha paa andra sidhona PMSkr 232.
  • *hälla af , hälla av. sidan helles wathnith aff PMSkr 353. - Jfr ater-, in-hälla.

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

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Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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