Oböghelikhet

Old Swedish Dictionary - oböghelikhet

Meaning of Old Swedish word "oböghelikhet" (or obøghelikhet) in Swedish.

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

oböghelikhet (obøghelikhet)
1) oböjlighet, obeveklighet. " thy at the oböghilikhetena hauir han aff naturene äller vanlika aff sinne skäpno" Prosadikter (Barl) 84. 2) obenägenhet. för onda redhebohetena oc tilböghel[ig]hetena til at synda oc göra ilda ok oböghil[ig] hetena oc marskona wanskelighet til at göra wäl SkrtUppb 178.

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

Alternative forms or notes:
  • oböghilikhet.
  • oböghil [ig]het, f.

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

Works and authors cited:

Prosadikter
Prosadikter från Sveriges medeltid. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1887--89. SFSS.
SkrtUppb
Skrifter till uppbyggelse från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1904--05. SFSS.
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