Ödhkna

Old Swedish Dictionary - ödhkna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ödhkna" (or ødhkna) in Swedish.

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

ödhkna (ødhkna)
öken, ödemark. the gamble waro alle j ödhknonne dödhe ST 10. " wille fughla föddo han j ödhknonne" ib 101. - bildl. ensamhet. han (ɔ: var herra) vil andans oc äkke licammans ökno (soli tundinem) Bo 47. " j thässe öknonne skalt thu opta sökia varn herra" ib 48.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • ökna )

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

Works and authors cited:

Bo
Bonaventuros Betraktelser. Utg. av G. E. Klemning. 1860. SFSS.
ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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