Övarste
Old Swedish Dictionary - övarsteMeaning of Old Swedish word "övarste" (or øvarste) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
övarste Old Swedish word can mean:
- övarste (øvarste)
- 1) öfverordnad, förman. regeradhe jak hwseth äller mith liffwerne annars än mik borde, eller wnfangade ikke pelegrimanan. tha skulle han thz wnderwisa mynom öffwersta j wastena PM LXII.
- övarste (øvarste)
- 2) krigsöfverste, fältherre. haffwa ena obesmittada trofastheth sinom öffwersta PM 2. - Jfr övarster.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so övarste may have also been written as øvarste
Part of speech: nn
Alternative forms or notes:- öffwerste )
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚯᚠᛆᚱᛋᛏᚽ
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.