Skämtelikhet

Old Swedish Dictionary - skämtelikhet

Meaning of Old Swedish word "skämtelikhet" (or skæmtelikhet) in Swedish.

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

skämtelikhet (skæmtelikhet)
lustigt tal, skämt. opuäkkir han hona. .. til lös ordh ok skämptelihet (verba dissoluta et jocosa) Bir 3: 176.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • skämpte- )

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

Works and authors cited:

Bir
Heliga Birgittas Uppenbarelser. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Bd 1--5. 1857--84. -- Med den vid citat härur stundom förekommande förkortningen: Avt åsyftas de Bd 4, s. 177--185, tryckta egenhändiga utkasten af Birgitta, med Dikt Engelens Diktamen tryckt Bd 4, s. 215--276.
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