Höghleker

Old Swedish Dictionary - höghleker

Meaning of Old Swedish word "höghleker" (or høghleker) in Swedish.

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

höghleker (høghleker)
3) höghet, upphöjdhet. " thär syntis lydhnonna höghleker (celsitudo)" SkrtUppb 43. - om högt uppsatt person.. .. . ath thw emanuel elser mykit van höglek Prosadikter (Joan Prest) 345.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • hög- )

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

Similar entries:

Works and authors cited:

Prosadikter
Prosadikter från Sveriges medeltid. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1887--89. SFSS.
SkrtUppb
Skrifter till uppbyggelse från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1904--05. SFSS.
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Back