Slätlika

Old Swedish Dictionary - slätlika

Meaning of Old Swedish word "slätlika" (or slætlika) in Swedish.

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

slätlika (slætlika): 1) bestämt, rnt ut. thänna thu synas nogh slättelika (plane) wara genwardogh, ok. .. sik siälffwom genstrrodogh SpV 505. i 537. 2) eneklt, rättframt, utan omsvep el. lundaflykter. Abvbedval i Vkl 97. .. the som sina röstir haua giffuit twäkande, owisselika, ellir mädh wilkorum for thy at walit skal bliffwa widh them som sletteligha oc wisseligha haua gifuit sina röster j scrutnio ib 101. 3) rätt och slätt, blott, helt enkelt. tha bordhe jw fru merithiss goz. .. til foren at skiptis aff for en her thuree skulde sa säthligha ga j alth thät goz

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

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

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