Välis

Old Swedish Dictionary - välis

Meaning of Old Swedish word "välis" (or vælis) in Swedish.

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

välis (vælis)
eg. väl är; väl, hell. " velyks tik tu giwidonis siell" LfK 287.

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

Part of speech: in

Grammatical aspect: interj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • velys )

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

Works and authors cited:

LfK
Skrifter till Läsning för Klosterfolk. Utg. af F. A. Dahlgren. 1875.
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