Upskörta

Old Swedish Dictionary - upskörta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "upskörta" (or upskørta) in Swedish.

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

upskörta (upskørta): uppskörta. Se Sdw 2: 1324 f. subgremiare vp skörtha GU C 20 s. 323. " prestane som baaro GUdz arch stodho vppa törre iordinne, medwakt j iordanis flodh vp skörttade (accincti)" MB 2: 9. - bildl. förkorta. lmz thänna mins mandoms linda ok minna pino, haffwer jak starkaren ok höhgra wpgiordhat mik, wpskörtandis äwär[dhe]lighetinna langhet, j mandomsens stakkottan liiffs thima (decurtans longitudinem æternitatis in brevi et temporali vita humanitatis) Mecht 18.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

MB: Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.

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