Upa kräfia

Old Swedish Dictionary - upa kräfia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "upa kräfia" (or upa kræfia) in Swedish.

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

upa kräfia (upa kræfia)
kräfva, fordra, framställa kraf. at swa ma til gha huar stadz ther som i förscrifna mato oppa talas eller oppa kräffs SJ 252 (1456).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • oppa- )

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

Works and authors cited:

SJ
2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.
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