Vältalan

Old Swedish Dictionary - vältalan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "vältalan" (or væltalan) in Swedish.

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

vältalan (væltalan): vältalighet; väl sagda el. väl lagda ord. vplyfthen. .. thera hiärta mz idhre wäl talan (ad eloquim vestrum corda erum erigite) MB 2: 159.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

MB: Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.