Orþlös

Old Swedish Dictionary - orþlös

Meaning of Old Swedish word "orþlös" (or orþløs) in Swedish.

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

orþlös (orþløs)
icke ordhållig, löftesbrytande. FH 1: 54 (1485). BSH 5: 176 (1507).

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

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

Works and authors cited:

BS
Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
BSH
Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.
FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
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