Siäfhet

Old Swedish Dictionary - siäfhet

Meaning of Old Swedish word "siäfhet" (or siæfhet) in Swedish.

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

siäfhet (siæfhet)
saktmod, lugn. sanneligha, andans fruct är kärlekin. .. mildhet, säffheth (mansuetudo), samanhallilse SpV 133. ib 155. mildhetinne äru säffhetin (securitas) ok jndhra godhetin nästho ib 527. han. . sagdhe mädh största säffhet. .. mik törster SkrtUppb 339.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • säf-.
  • säff- )

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

Works and authors cited:

SkrtUppb
Skrifter till uppbyggelse från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1904--05. SFSS.
SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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