Ofkär

Old Swedish Dictionary - ofkär

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ofkär" (or ofkær) in Swedish.

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

ofkär (ofkær)
för kär. han hafuer hänne alt offkära Fl 254. - mycket kär. han hafdhe ofkiäran en mästara som heth wlpi[a]nus Bil 392.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -kiär )

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

Works and authors cited:

Bil
Codex Bildstenianus. Se Lg.
Fl
Flores och Blanzeflor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1844.
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