Oqvädhi

Old Swedish Dictionary - oqvädhi

Meaning of Old Swedish word "oqvädhi" (or oqvædhi) in Swedish.

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

oqvädhi (oqvædhi): smädligt el. skymfligt tilltal, okvädande. Jfr E. Rosell, Prefixet o- i nordiska språk 1: 186. tha fäste matis j boo edh sälf sätte for ingewal smidh for qwädhe ATb 1: 31 (1455).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

oqwädhe )
oqvädhis ordh (oqwädis ord ATb 1: 116 (1459). oquädis oordh ib 9, 10 (1452). oqwädz ordh Priv f Sv st 132 (1456) ),

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

ATb: (el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.