Ovärdhoghas

Old Swedish Dictionary - ovärdhoghas

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ovärdhoghas" (or oværdhoghas) in Swedish.

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

ovärdhoghas (oværdhoghas)
refl. indignari, finna sig ovärdigt, anse under sin värdighet. owärdhoghadhis ey at taka sik til synir oc brödhir alla them a han troo Gr 293.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -adhis )

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

Works and authors cited:

Gr
Legenden om Gregorius af Armenien. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1860.
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