Tidhmälter

Old Swedish Dictionary - tidhmälter

Meaning of Old Swedish word "tidhmälter" (or tidhmælter) in Swedish.

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

tidhmälter (tidhmælter)
ifrigt el. mycket talande, mångordig. " hälagh siäl. .. vardhir mykyt tidhmält vidh at hon talar af hiärtans frygdh" Bo 117.

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

Additional information: p. adj.

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

Works and authors cited:

Bo
Bonaventuros Betraktelser. Utg. av G. E. Klemning. 1860. SFSS.
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