Midhväktis

Old Swedish Dictionary - midhväktis

Meaning of Old Swedish word "midhväktis" (or midhvæktis) in Swedish.

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

midhväktis (midhvæktis): i mitten. thentidh thu gaar til then glädis fulla daghen, owergiffwandis then pino fulla, thenna daghen är midhwaktes (dies est hec media) JMÖ 193.

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

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

JMÖ: Jungfru Marie Örtagård. Vadstenanunnornas veckoritual i svensk öfversättning från år 1510. Utg. af R. Geete. 1895. SFSS.