Uphöghian

Old Swedish Dictionary - uphöghian

Meaning of Old Swedish word "uphöghian" (or uphøghian) in Swedish.

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

uphöghian (uphøghian)
= uphöghilse 2. alle vilia them (ɔ kungar och stormän) täckias och venta sigh aff them gåffuer vphöyan och ynnesth PMSkr 657 (senare avskr.).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -höyan )

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

Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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