Okra

Old Swedish Dictionary - okra

Meaning of Old Swedish word "okra" in Swedish.

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

okra Old Swedish word can mean:

okra
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okra
1) genom ocker förvärva. thesse. .. gaa til guz altare at the sculi aakra peninga ok hedhras aff folkeno SvKyrkobr (Lucid B) 167. " manghe flere iudha. .. offuirgaffuo alt thet the haffdho orättelika okrath ok fanghit" MP 5: 45. 2) låna ut mot ränta. SkrtUppb 197. 3) öka, föröka. hans siäl haffde j sina krono swa mang blomster, aff gul, som han haffdhe okrat, och ökat gudhi siäla, j thy sammo clostreno Mecht 347.

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -at.
  • wkr: -ath SkrtUppb 197.
  • aakra SvKyrkobr 167 ),

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

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Works and authors cited:

MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
Mecht
Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.
SkrtUppb
Skrifter till uppbyggelse från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1904--05. SFSS.
SvKyrkobr
Svenska Kyrkobruk under medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1900. SFSS.
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