Nödhelika

Old Swedish Dictionary - nödhelika

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nödhelika" (or nødhelika) in Swedish.

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

nödhelika Old Swedish word can mean:

nödhelika (nødhelika)
1) svårt, besvärligt. thz stooh ho um swa ndöhelik Iv 4557. svårligen, med svårighet, med möda, enkte creatwr vnder solinne födhes nödhelikae op än människian MB 1: 127. " aff the slag. .. iak väner mik nödhelika fanga böter Iv 5045. iak ma mik swa nödhelika röra" ib 5047.
nödhelika (nødhelika)
2) nödigt ogärna. ther gita the omatins nödhelika sin hugh widh skilt MB 1: 49.

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

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:
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Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᚯᚦᚼᚽᛚᛁᚴᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Works and authors cited:

Iv
Herr Ivan Lejonriddaren. Utg. af J. W. Liffman och G. Stephens. 1849.
MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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