Uphöghning
Old Swedish Dictionary - uphöghningMeaning 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.