Uphöghdh

Old Swedish Dictionary - uphöghdh

Meaning of Old Swedish word "uphöghdh" (or uphøghdh) in Swedish.

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

uphöghdh (uphøghdh)
upphöjande, upphöjelse, upptagande. " iomffru maria ophöghd til hymbla" JMÖ 120.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • op- )

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

Works and authors cited:

JMÖ
Jungfru Marie Örtagård. Vadstenanunnornas veckoritual i svensk öfversättning från år 1510. Utg. af R. Geete. 1895. SFSS.
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