Oforrätta

Old Swedish Dictionary - oforrätta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "oforrätta" (or oforrætta) in Swedish.

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

oforrätta (oforrætta)
oförrätta, förorätta, tillfoga oförrätt, begå rättskränkning mot. Uppland 1941 s. 55 (1460). ath jngin thera aff them skwlde then adnra. .. hindhra. .. eller mödha eller offeretta om thetta för scriffna arff ATb 2: 314 (1487). thu war. .. ather drifwin aff iwdhomen oc aff them opta oforrättadher SvB 98 (omkr. 1500).

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

Part of speech: vb

Additional information: v. L.

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • oforetta.
  • offertta.
  • -adher )

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

Works and authors cited:

ATb
(el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.
SvB
Svenska Böner från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1907--09. SFSS.
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