Oqvädhandis

Old Swedish Dictionary - oqvädhandis

Meaning of Old Swedish word "oqvädhandis" (or oqvædhandis) in Swedish.

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

oqvädhandis (oqvædhandis)
smädlig, skymflig. Jfr E. Rosell, Prefixet o- i nordiska språk 1: 186 f. jerle mattisson iij mark för thät han lagde sin broder son oqwädendis ordh UpplLagmansdobm 69 (1493).

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

Additional information: p. adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • oqwädendis )

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


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