Ösa

Old Swedish Dictionary - ösa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ösa" (or øsa) in Swedish.

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

ösa (øsa)
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Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so ösa may have also been written as øsa

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • *ösa up ösa upp, hålla upp. tha ös thät wp aff kätillenom j nokra formor PMskr 399. Ingemund. .. xx öre for ltet han öste jacterne op oc redde them til SSkb 2: 77 (1518). " lot jagh ösä pramen op för xij klippinge" ib 2: 194 (1521).
  • *ösa up a ösa på. hon öse watnit vppa, oc twa granlica SkrtUppb 265.

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

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