Upa läggia

Old Swedish Dictionary - upa läggia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "upa läggia" (or upa læggia) in Swedish.

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

upa läggia (upa læggia)
påbjuda. " the then herredagh senesthe stod i vastenen var thet oppo lacht aff alle the werdighe feder, som tha alle tilstede wore. .. ath then som aff kronen landh och län i värie haffuer, skall. .. vpbäreie. .. sakören aff kerkene landbor" FM 635 (1515). Jfr läggia upa.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • oppo- )

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

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Works and authors cited:

FM
Nya källor till Finlands Medeltidshistoria. Utg. af E. Grönblad. 1857.
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