Ödhkn

Old Swedish Dictionary - ödhkn

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ödhkn" (or ødhkn) in Swedish.

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

ödhkn (ødhkn)
öde, ödslig. " han. .. vardh giordhir ärmete. ok bygde a öknom bärghom (Cod. D a öknum bärghom 412)" Gr 319. han hafde prädicat fore them j enom öknom skogh MP 4: L105. körde them lankt bort j en mörkan öknan skogh ib 148. en gudelikin ärmethe som länghe haffe warith. .. ensymmyn j ykna soghenom ib 5: 106. " ij the wille ödhkne marka" Al 5559. " aff thän ödhkne skogh" Iv 694 (möjligen föreligger sammansättnng i de tre sista språkprofven).

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • ökn.
  • ykn )

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

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Works and authors cited:

Al
Konung Alexander. Utg. af G.E. Klemming. 1862.
Gr
Legenden om Gregorius af Armenien. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1860.
Iv
Herr Ivan Lejonriddaren. Utg. af J. W. Liffman och G. Stephens. 1849.
MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
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