Rädheliker

Old Swedish Dictionary - rädheliker

Meaning of Old Swedish word "rädheliker" (or rædheliker) in Swedish.

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

rädheliker (rædheliker)
förskräcklig, fruktansvärd. " jac räddis ey thina rädhlika rätuiso" SvB 474 (omkr. 1520). diäffwlen. .. tedhis honom grymber oc rådeliken wiliandhis honom dräpa JMPs 413.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • rädhelikin Prosadikter (Barl) 106; -lika ib 104. rådheliken JMPs 413. ack. f. rädhlika SvB 474 (omkr. 1520)),

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

Works and authors cited:

MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
SvB
Svenska Böner från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1907--09. SFSS.
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