Ovälder

Old Swedish Dictionary - ovälder

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ovälder" (or ovælder) in Swedish.

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

ovälder (ovælder)
oväldig, opartisk. skal thet ärandith giffwas j twa godha oc owelda manna skönyan PMSkr 18. Jfr ovilder.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • owelder )

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

Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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