Umsidhis

Old Swedish Dictionary - umsidhis

Meaning of Old Swedish word "umsidhis" in Swedish.

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

umsidhis
och prep. A) adv. vid sidan (om ngn el. ngt), jämte. eg. och bildl. j eno klostre sighx haffwa warit mwnno samqwämdh. .. omsidhes widh them waro (aderant ex latere) nakre klärka, a thera kost, for gudz thiäniste skuld SpV 77. " the systren som standhir om sidhis widher tik daghlika" ib 417. B) prep. vid sidan av, intill, bredvid. ställ efter det beroende ordet. thryghetin är starkle[ke]nom omsidhes boandis (fortitudini vicine est) SpV 519.

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • om-.
  • -sidhes )

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

Works and authors cited:

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