Väkkiare

Old Swedish Dictionary - väkkiare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "väkkiare" (or vækkiare) in Swedish.

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

väkkiare (vækkiare): väckarur; ur, urverk. " synthes. .. tässen book oc oppenbaradhe sik tässen lärdobmer, i ena andelika syn, j ens fäghesta seghiara ällar wäkkiara liknilse (Sub cujudam horologii pucherrimi. .. figura)" Su 3. " här lyktas första deelin ällir första bookin aff gudhelika wisdoms sighiare ällir wäkkiare, wälkiandis ällir manandis alla syndara til liheSu christi pino aminnilse" ib 221. här börias annar deelin ällir booken jm gudhelika snillis wäkkiare (secundus liber horologii diuiine sapicencie) ib 222. - Jfr upväkkiare.

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

Part of speech: nn

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