Upväkkirska

Old Swedish Dictionary - upväkkirska

Meaning of Old Swedish word "upväkkirska" (or upvækkirska) in Swedish.

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

upväkkirska (upvækkirska)
väckerska, framkallerska. " dödzsins opwäkkirskor ällir smikirskor (illectrices), thz är skadhelikan lusta" SpV 203. - förlederksa. opwäkkirskan ällir lwkkirskan til syndinna, thz är kroppin, kombir skälika sinnith samuledh som dalida sampsonem j syndhinna sömpn SpV 44.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • op- )

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

Works and authors cited:

SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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