Lofvärdher

Old Swedish Dictionary - lofvärdher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "lofvärdher" (or lofværdher) in Swedish.

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

lofvärdher (lofværdher): lovvärd, prisvärd. Mecht 306 GU C 20 (hand 2) s. 68. om the sniällelika oc rättheliga döma, tha äro the loffwärde JMPs 287.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

MP: Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.

Mecht: Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.