Näplika

Old Swedish Dictionary - näplika

Meaning of Old Swedish word "näplika" (or næplika) in Swedish.

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

näplika (næplika): knappt, med möda, med svårighet. - knappt, näppeligen, svårligen, icke gärna, troligen icke. högfärdoghir är. .. näplighan aff skälomen owirwnnin ällir tilfögdhir SpV 160. " med nogra faa botzmen ther nepligen skippen reggere kunne" HSH 17: 69 (1523, Brask). - Jfr naplika.

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

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.