Siälfvald
Old Swedish Dictionary - siälfvaldMeaning of Old Swedish word "siälfvald" (or siælfvald) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- siälfvald (siælfvald)
- självbeSTämmande, frihet. fri vilja. mädh siälfvald, frivilligt. at gudz son tok alla sina mid[l]ilse tima, som är födzlonna, pinonna, ok opSTandilsenna tima, mz rätto siälffwald (spontanea voluntate) SpV 536. " epter the hade sigh sielffue j leffuende liffue pa bade syder medh sielfwaldh athskyldh" STb 2: 575 (1491). Jfr siälfs vald.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so siälfvald may have also been written as siælfvald
Part of speech: nn
Alternative forms or notes:- sielff- )
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛁᛅᛚᚠᚠᛆᛚᚦ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
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Works and authors cited:
- ST
- Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
- SpV
- Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.