Offra

Old Swedish Dictionary - offra

Meaning of Old Swedish word "offra" in Swedish.

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

offra: L. 2 offra (åt GUd el. avGUd). Se Sdw 2: 1276. jmmolare offra GU C 20 (hand 2) s. 13. macto. .. dräpa oc offra ib s. l109. kom hon. .. oc offradhe GUdhi sin forsummilse Mecht 143. SpV 508. SvB 199 (mot sl. av 1400-t.). anama mit offir oc bön, som jak offra tik j dagh ib 143 (omkr. 1500). ib.

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

affra GU C l20 (hand 2) s. 150. öffra C 20 s. 123. pres. sing. 1 pers. -a impf. -adhe),

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

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.

Mecht: Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.

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