Oskötelika

Old Swedish Dictionary - oskötelika

Meaning of Old Swedish word "oskötelika" (or oskøtelika) in Swedish.

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

oskötelika (oskøtelika)
ovårdsamt, vårdslöst. Mecht 198. sacrament. .. hulken som jach owärdheligha, ok oskötheligha anamath SkrtUppb 375. " hwa som owarlika oc oskötlika gangir wardhir rasklika fatadhir" Hel män 228.

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

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -ligha.
  • oskötlika )

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

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Works and authors cited:

Hel män
Helige mäns lefverne jämte legender och järtecken. Utg. af R. Geete. 1902. SFSS.
Mecht
Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.
SkrtUppb
Skrifter till uppbyggelse från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1904--05. SFSS.
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