Ospar

Old Swedish Dictionary - ospar

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ospar" in Swedish.

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

ospar
Se R. Pipping, Kommentar t. Erikskrönikan 201. 1) ospard, rikligen given. j ihesu christi hendher som son likama hafde osparan SvB 357 (senare h. av 1400-t.). 2) icke sparande, icke sparsam el. njugg, icke hålland sig tillbaka el. dragande sig undan. the sama quinnan. .. hyolt sik ospara j sköro. .. liffuirne MP 5: 35. JMPs 350.

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

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

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Works and authors cited:

MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
SvB
Svenska Böner från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1907--09. SFSS.
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