Ofväl

Old Swedish Dictionary - ofväl

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ofväl" (or ofvæl) in Swedish.

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

ofväl (ofvæl)
alltför väl.. .. straffa syndena som han ok ey alt offwel tordhe fore sinom formannum MP 5: 137.

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

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • offwel )

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

Works and authors cited:

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