Öghla

Old Swedish Dictionary - öghla

Meaning of Old Swedish word "öghla" (or øghla) in Swedish.

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

öghla (øghla): smeka, krusa, smickra. Fawidzska manna sälighet är the nadhinna gaffwer, thär gudh giffweer, ok täknadhin them öglande (favor his adulantium) SpV 259.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.