Menlös

Old Swedish Dictionary - menlös

Meaning of Old Swedish word "menlös" (or menløs) in Swedish.

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

menlös (menløs)
2) icke skandde, som ej vållar skada. jnnocuus. .. qui non nocet et cui non nocetur menlöss saklöss skadelöss GU C 20 (hand 2) s. 30. 3) menlös, oskyldig. jnnocens. .. meenlöss oskyllogher GU C 20 (hand 2) s. 30. j tridhie bokenne sentenciarum j fförstha distinccione, som är aff christi mandoms me[n] lösasta anammilse JMPs 530. o menlösasta jomffru mari ib 531.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • meen-.
  • -löss )

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

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Works and authors cited:

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.
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