Oftröst

Old Swedish Dictionary - oftröst

Meaning of Old Swedish word "oftröst" (or oftrøst) in Swedish.

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

oftröst (oftrøst)
för stor förtröstan el. tillit. tha är thät ofstora hopit äller oftröstin synd SkrtUppb 254.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

SkrtUppb
Skrifter till uppbyggelse från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1904--05. SFSS.
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