Kradendövel

Old Swedish Dictionary - kradendövel

Meaning of Old Swedish word "kradendövel" (or kradendøvel) in Swedish.

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

kradendövel (kradendøvel): i kraftuttryck och hotelser, ung: svår olycka, svårt ont. ath gaa manin imak/wana i kradinfywil äst tu hans malsman ATb 1: 151 (1461). " eric klockara winadhe ath olaff footh sagde till lhustrv jngeorgh hinrik sonessons gaff hey till gamble fyendens hora thet thu fikt et kradhendyffwell oc taak thin hora kregh till wara" ib 3: 66 (1496).

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

Alternative forms or notes:

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

ATb: (el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.