Qvämeliker

Old Swedish Dictionary - qvämeliker

Meaning of Old Swedish word "qvämeliker" (or qvæmeliker) in Swedish.

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

qvämeliker (qvæmeliker)
skicklig, skickad, tjänlig, lämplig, passande. wisdommen skal wara 4rörlikin ok stadoghir, wndhirstandit rent ok qwemmelikit (subtilis) SpV 545. - fager, vacker? sannelika han är blomster sinne roth fäghre, bolenom qwämmelikaren (stirpe sua venustior) SpV 12.

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

Part of speech: av

Additional information: adj. L.

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • qwemmelikit SpV 545. komp. qwämmelikaren ib 12 ),

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

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Works and authors cited:

SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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