Öfläter

Old Swedish Dictionary - öfläter

Meaning of Old Swedish word "öfläter" (or øflæter) in Swedish.

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

öfläter (øflæter)
beredvillig? skodha han väl granlica huru öflätir han är at göra swa ödhmiuka thiänist Bo 34.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚯᚠᛚᛅᛏᚽᚱ
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.
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