Obegriplikhet

Old Swedish Dictionary - obegriplikhet

Meaning of Old Swedish word "obegriplikhet" in Swedish.

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

obegriplikhet: 1) oändlighet, ofantlighet. " o gudh fadhir. .. for thins hälgha namps hedhir, oc thins osighelica mildhetz obegripeliketh, vn at. . "SvB 521 (b. ab 1500-t.). 2) oförmåga att fatta, bristande fattningsförmåga? först skalt thu loffua fadhersins alzmäkoghet. .. hwilka engsins creatur obegriplikhet (immensitas) kan begripa (hwatzske j himerike ällir iordherike Mecht 241 (möjl. förvanskat).

Part of speech: nn

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Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᛒᚽᚵᚱᛁᛕᛚᛁᚴᚼᚽᛏ
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.