Offaster

Old Swedish Dictionary - offaster

Meaning of Old Swedish word "offaster" in Swedish.

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

offaster
- n. adv. för häftigt, för våldsamt, för mycket. man skal ey vilioghan vxa off fast köra GO 92. " vtan han kriste ok kome offast vidhir handena vars herra (sine magna suppressione manus Domini)" Bo 210.

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚠᚠᛆᛋᛏᚽᚱ
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.
GO
Gamla Ordspråk. Utg. af H. Reuterdahl. 1840.
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