Ömkelikhet

Old Swedish Dictionary - ömkelikhet

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ömkelikhet" (or ømkelikhet) in Swedish.

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

ömkelikhet (ømkelikhet): elände, nöd. " ther war ey annor ämpne wtan graat oc ömkelikhet" Lg 3: 193.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Lg: Ett Forn-Svenskt Legendarium. Efter gamla handskrifter af G. Stephens. Första bandet. Andra bandet. 1847--58. -- Särskildt citeras de här aftryckta Codex Bureanus (Bu) och Codex Bildstenianus (Bil), så framt icke senare ändringar i dessa handskrifter afses.

Lg 3: Ett Forn-Svenskt Legendarium. Efter gamla handskrifter af G. Stephens. Tredje bandet. 1874.