Öghia

Old Swedish Dictionary - öghia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "öghia" (or øghia) in Swedish.

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

öghia (øghia): få ögonen på, nå med ögonen. flydhe berghit fran lande swa fiärin at engin gitir öght thz Bil 216. " en mäktigh stadh ther inne la oppa et stort bergh oc höght man gat ther ey wäl ower ökt" Al 7692. " ther la et bergh mykith höght engin gat ther ower öght" ib 9402. " the (bergen) ära som andre mwrwäggia högha ther kan ängin op fore öghia" ib 4040.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

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