Otämpring

Old Swedish Dictionary - otämpring

Meaning of Old Swedish word "otämpring" (or otæmpring) in Swedish.

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

otämpring (otæmpring): omåttlighet, brist på återhållsamhet el. självdisciplin. SpV 307. " hwat forskulladhe thera menlösa som fiöllo aff ens mans otämpringh (intemerantia), hwilkom ensampnom syndande kom gudz hämdh owir them som menlöse waro" ib 311. ib 326.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

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