Nidherstiälpa

Old Swedish Dictionary - nidherstiälpa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nidherstiälpa" (or nidherstiælpa) in Swedish.

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

nidherstiälpa (nidherstiælpa): nestjälpa, stjälpa omkull. aff hwilkom lampom. .. somlika swasom tooma hängdo nidherstiälpta (circumversa) Mecht 211. ib. - sänka ned. at taket a hwseno war nidher stolpit Prosadikter (Sju vise m B) 177. - Jfr stiälpa nidher.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

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

Prosadikter: Prosadikter från Sveriges medeltid. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1887--89. SFSS.