Övarste

Old Swedish Dictionary - övarste

Meaning 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.
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