Oftröstan

Old Swedish Dictionary - oftröstan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "oftröstan" (or oftrøstan) in Swedish.

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

oftröstan (oftrøstan): alltför stor förtröstan. " thät andra som människiona gör diäffua til ath synda thät är oftrötan" MP 4: 207.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

MP: Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.