Öþemark

Old Swedish Dictionary - öþemark

Meaning 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.
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