Iämväldogher

Old Swedish Dictionary - iämväldogher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "iämväldogher" (or iæmvældogher) in Swedish.

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

iämväldogher Old Swedish word can mean:

iämväldogher (iæmvældogher)
1) lika väldig, lika mäktig. thenne nabogodonosor war iämwäldogher som hans fadher MB 1: 17. Bu 63. Bil 766. MB 1: 175, 494.
iämväldogher (iæmvældogher)
2) enväldig. " han stridde mz sinom twem brödrom til roma rike när öddis ok vardh jämuäldoghir (för enväldoghir? Cod. C en waldogher 1035) om sidhe" Bil 755. - Jfr iämvaldogher.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • iamväldoghar Bu 63.
  • iämwällogher MB 1: 175.
  • jamuällogher Bil 766),

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

Works and authors cited:

Bil
Codex Bildstenianus. Se Lg.
Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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