Upskära

Old Swedish Dictionary - upskära

Meaning of Old Swedish word "upskära" (or upskæra) in Swedish.

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

upskära (upskæra): göra klar, göra ljus. hon (ɔ: the sukkan som wthgaar aff kärlek, äller aff minne astundan).. . wpskärer (senerat) eth thungh oc dröfft samwith Mecht 320. - göra ren el. klar. kaaren, som kalken reknade och vpskaar HLG 2: 48 (1516).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

HLG 2: Handlingar rörande Helga Lekamens Gille i Stockholm. II--IV. Erogata 1509--1528. Utg. av I. Collijn. 1923.

Mecht: Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.