Upälta

Old Swedish Dictionary - upälta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "upälta" (or upælta) in Swedish.

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

upälta (upælta)
driva upp, skrämma upp. han (ɔ döden) kombir swa som snaran owir alla them, som boo ok byggia j wärldinne, them serdelis forfärande ok opältande (exagitando), mz myklom fasa ok räddogha, som j thera sälhetz dagh böriado soffwa SpV 269.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • op- )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᛕᛅᛚᛏᛆ
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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