Välskapter
Old Swedish Dictionary - välskapterMeaning of Old Swedish word "välskapter" (or vælskapter) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- välskapter (vælskapter)
- välskapad, välbildad, fager, vacker. " rätwis mansz siäl är fagher och wälskaft (formosa)" Ber 90. " marminnan är ofwan naflan wälskapt som fagher iomfru, ok nidhan til wanskapt" ib 159. " aldre wari thin akt at thu astwnde at kallas af mannom fagher oc wälskapt" ib 173. ib 113, 162, 174.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so välskapter may have also been written as vælskapter
Additional information: p. adj.
Alternative forms or notes:- -skafter )
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛅᛚᛋᚴᛆᛕᛏᚽᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- Ber
- Helige Bernhards Skrifter. Utg. af H. Wieselgren. 1866.