Ogräsan

Old Swedish Dictionary - ogräsan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ogräsan" (or ogræsan) in Swedish.

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

ogräsan (ogræsan)
ogräs. Se E. Rosell, Prefixet o- i nordiska språk 1: 178 f. MP 5: 107. nw. .. lkom thera owin ok sadde ther offwan j tystiil lok klinth, ok annor ogräsan ib 132. ib. ib 138. medh ogräsaneno (vndirstas) syndhogha människior ib 142. somlikin korn komi nidhir j blandh ogräs ok thera röthir swa ath thet ogräsanit forgik allo sädhinne ib 166.

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

Part of speech: nn

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚵᚱᛅᛋᛆᚿ
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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