Obethänkliker

Old Swedish Dictionary - obethänkliker

Meaning of Old Swedish word "obethänkliker" (or obethænkliker) in Swedish.

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

obethänkliker (obethænkliker)
[Ä. Dan. ubetænkelig] som man icke kan tänka el. föreställa sig, outgrundlig. o hurw stor ok hurw obetänkliken kärleksins älskelikxhet war thät ath vppa thät ath. .. tha antwardade thu j dödin thin son jhesum christum MP 4: 70. obetänkelikin godhet ledhe mik SvB 6 (b. av 1500-t.).

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -tänkliken.
  • -länkelikin) ,

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

Works and authors cited:

MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
SvB
Svenska Böner från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1907--09. SFSS.
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