Välikhet

Old Swedish Dictionary - välikhet

Meaning of Old Swedish word "välikhet" (or vælikhet) in Swedish.

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

välikhet (vælikhet)
välbefinnande, välmakt; lycklig el. glad tillvaro, glädje, sällhet; härlighet. thän som hwarte wanda se ällir höra ällir sköta gudhi i sinne välikhet Hel. mäns lefv. 122. jac wet wthan twäkan at mik ska aldirigh välikhet brista (jam nullum decinceps exstecto gloriæ defectum) ib 170.

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

Part of speech: nn

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


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