Pinlika

Old Swedish Dictionary - pinlika

Meaning of Old Swedish word "pinlika" in Swedish.

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

pinlika
på ett smärtsamt sätt, svårligen. þänia pinleca (dire) þera sinur Bu 514. " pinlica plaghas" Bo 194. i nakre andhre matho. .. som tik haffdhe warit lenare, oc ey swa pinleka dröffueliken Su 32. - med lidande, besvärligt, mödosamt. lifdhe swa pinlica (pæ nose) o 35.

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -leka )

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

Works and authors cited:

Bo
Bonaventuros Betraktelser. Utg. av G. E. Klemning. 1860. SFSS.
Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
Su
H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.
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