Thänkiande värdher

Old Swedish Dictionary - thänkiande värdher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thänkiande värdher" (or thænkiande værdher) in Swedish.

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

thänkiande värdher (thænkiande værdher)
tänkvärd, värd eftertanke. nw är thänkiande wärt, at hwilkin likame skal thiäna siälinne til thäskyns syslo, han skal wara blanadher aff allom försto fyra likamon MB 1: 43 ; jfr athyggio värdher.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so thänkiande värdher may have also been written as thænkiande værdher

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

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

Works and authors cited:

MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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