Uphöghning

Old Swedish Dictionary - uphöghning

Meaning of Old Swedish word "uphöghning" (or uphøghning) in Swedish.

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

uphöghning (uphøghning)
= uphögilse 2. än noghot sin nakor modher kwnne glädhias aff sins enda sons hedher, ok wphögningh Mecht 310. om hon haffwir haff[t] almenneligha giri til rikedoma ellir wärldzligha ophöghning ellir wärdoghet SvKyrkobr 360.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • op- )

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

Works and authors cited:

Mecht
Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.
SvKyrkobr
Svenska Kyrkobruk under medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1900. SFSS.
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