Upsmälta

Old Swedish Dictionary - upsmälta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "upsmälta" (or upsmælta) in Swedish.

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

upsmälta (upsmælta)
1) smälta. - bildl. swa wpsmälte thän hälghe ande apoSTlana j sinom kärlekx eldhe Mecht 101. 2) smälta, nedsmälta. en wng karl. .. hade STulit. .. en gulkädie med en gultaffle. .. och henne opsmel[t] STb 4: 242 (1512).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • op- )

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

Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
Mecht
Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.
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