Ohövisklikhet

Old Swedish Dictionary - ohövisklikhet

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ohövisklikhet" (or ohøvisklikhet) in Swedish.

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

ohövisklikhet (ohøvisklikhet)
otillbörlighet, otillbörligt el. oanständigt beteende. wildo ey afflata aff sinne ohöwisklikhet Kl 52. bort draghas the aff syndom oc ohöfwisklikhet (inhonestatibus) Bir 3: 308. ib 1: 140, 141.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • ohöuislikhet Bir 1: 141 )

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

Works and authors cited:

Bir
Heliga Birgittas Uppenbarelser. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Bd 1--5. 1857--84. -- Med den vid citat härur stundom förekommande förkortningen: Avt åsyftas de Bd 4, s. 177--185, tryckta egenhändiga utkasten af Birgitta, med Dikt Engelens Diktamen tryckt Bd 4, s. 215--276.
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