Klenlikhet

Old Swedish Dictionary - klenlikhet

Meaning of Old Swedish word "klenlikhet" in Swedish.

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

klenlikhet
1) finhet. wilt thu nw nakot aff thäns (ɔ: wndhirstandzins anda) mästerlighet ällir klenlikhet ok smidoghet wita (vis nunc de sublitate eius aliqua cgnoscere?) SpV 508. 2) finhet, spädhet, vekhet. klena qwinnan ok karska, hwilkin ey formaa wtganga oppa jordhena, ällir fästha sins fotz supr for mykla klenlikhet (teneritudinem) ok blödhet SpV 314.

Part of speech: nn

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛚᚽᚿᛚᛁᚴᚼᚽᛏ
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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