Öþemark
Old Swedish Dictionary - öþemarkMeaning of Old Swedish word "öþemark" (or øþemark) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- öþemark (øþemark)
- ödemark, öken. " han var ensamen vte mz lika stadda a öþe mark" Bu 169. ib 199. " ah. .. flude. . til ödemakr ok war ärmete" Bil 750. " the skullo fara hardhan vägh owir stora ödhmark" Bo 12. siällan finnas hws i the ödhmarkinne ib 13. " alla thera kroppa, som her liwa nw, the skulo rotna i ödhemarkinne" MB 1: 403. " mädhan folkith war i ödhemarkom ib. han skal vaa liongh a ödhmarkom" MP 2: 75. israels sönir. .. komo til the ödhemark som heter sin MB 1: 322. " hwi ledde thu os wt a ödhemarka" ib. " lib 6, 198, 2: 46, 47. Jfr ödhismark. "
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so öþemark may have also been written as øþemark
Part of speech: nn
Alternative forms or notes:- ödh- Bo 12, 13 ; MP 2. 75; MB 2: 47.
- öd- VGL II K 45; MP 1: 169.
- od- VGL I K 20: 2),
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚯᚦᚽᛘᛆᚱᚴ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- Bil
- Codex Bildstenianus. Se Lg.
- Bo
- Bonaventuros Betraktelser. Utg. av G. E. Klemning. 1860. SFSS.
- Bu
- Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
- MB
- Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
- MP
- Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.