Hoflika

Old Swedish Dictionary - hoflika

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hoflika" in Swedish.

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

hoflika
på ett måttfullt sätt, lugnt. togh han thät hofligha mädh största thulumodh Hel män 200. " radom wi eder atj tage then oc al annan eder mothegong vid eder hofliga" HSH 17: 176 (1523, Brask).

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • hoffliga.
  • hofligha )

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

Works and authors cited:

HSH
Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.
Hel män
Helige mäns lefverne jämte legender och järtecken. Utg. af R. Geete. 1902. SFSS.
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