Höviskhet

Old Swedish Dictionary - höviskhet

Meaning of Old Swedish word "höviskhet" (or høviskhet) in Swedish.

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

höviskhet (høviskhet): 2) ärbarhet, anSTändighet. hedhningane ouergongandes naturens höffuezkhet, scamliga leefde mothe naturen SvKyrkobr (Lucid B) 151. " en aff klärkomen. .. fordarffwadhir j hogxsins blindhe, hälgha blyghetinna ok heffwikhetinna (honeSTatis), aldhra mäST sins eghins ordons ällir skikkilse glömande" SpV 77. bödz hanom the til wijd sit liff och gotz at twchta sin mwn til höffuithzheet STb 3: 448 (1499).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

höffuezkhet SvKyrkobr (Lucid B) 151; J Buddes b 167.
höffuitzheet STb 3: 448 (1499). höffwishet JMPs 545. heffwikhet: -inna SpV 77 ),

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

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.

SvKyrkobr: Svenska Kyrkobruk under medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1900. SFSS.