Öfterst

Old Swedish Dictionary - öfterst

Meaning of Old Swedish word "öfterst" (or øfterst) in Swedish.

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

öfterst (øfterst)
superl. oftast, vanligen, mycket ofta, se opta. Gether födha öffterst twillinga PMSkr 244.

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

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • ytterst )

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

Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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