Upvägha

Old Swedish Dictionary - upvägha

Meaning of Old Swedish word "upvägha" (or upvægha) in Swedish.

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

upvägha Old Swedish word can mean:

upvägha (upvægha)
1) upplyfta; väga upp, väga. högxSTa bärghen menthe han mz wägskalom wp wägha (in STatera appendere) MB 2: 307. naar han (Gud) opwogh (appendebat) jordenna grwndhwala STröm. 1868--70.">Su 78.
upvägha (upvægha)
2) uppväga, i vigt motsvara. war STenin swa thungir, at han vpwogh alth thz man kunde j andra wäghskalena läggia ST 532. - Jfr vägha up.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
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Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᛕᚠᛅᚵᚼᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

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Works and authors cited:

MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
Su
H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.
ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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