Härinslikhet

Old Swedish Dictionary - härinslikhet

Meaning of Old Swedish word "härinslikhet" (or hærinslikhet) in Swedish.

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

härinslikhet (hærinslikhet)
ondska, nedighet. swa manga orätthir han gör godhom människiom, swa mangha samanbindhir han j sik ensamnom, for sina härinslighet SpV 70. ib 104. härinslikhetenna (nequitiæ) andelika gärninga ib 394. " hwar äru the ondzskofulla människionna härinslikhetir (argutiæ]" ib 484.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -lig )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛅᚱᛁᚿᛋᛚᛁᚴᚼᚽᛏ
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.
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