Orötelikhet

Old Swedish Dictionary - orötelikhet

Meaning of Old Swedish word "orötelikhet" (or orøtelikhet) in Swedish.

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

orötelikhet (orøtelikhet)
och m.? oförgänglighet. thu beprydes mz orötelikhetzsens äro Su 123. ib 173. " renleken födher menlöshetena, menlösan födher orötelikhetena, oc orötelikheten gör människiona lika gudhi " LfK 39.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

LfK
Skrifter till Läsning för Klosterfolk. Utg. af F. A. Dahlgren. 1875.
Su
H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.
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