Sniälhet

Old Swedish Dictionary - sniälhet

Meaning of Old Swedish word "sniälhet" (or sniælhet) in Swedish.

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

sniälhet (sniælhet)
vishet, vist el. förståndigt innehåll. hännas widhrlike är ey. .. i ordhana sniälhet (senSu) Su 76.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Su
H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.
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