Otämpran

Old Swedish Dictionary - otämpran

Meaning of Old Swedish word "otämpran" (or otæmpran) in Swedish.

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

otämpran (otæmpran)
omåttlighet. thäntidh bwkin formykit fyllis ok tynghis aff math ällir dryk, tha böria skörliffnadhin ok andra lastir sik öffwa saa at öffrakraftanna otempran (intemperantia) är nidhra kraptanna faal SpV 445.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • otempran )

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

Works and authors cited:

SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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