Välväghin

Old Swedish Dictionary - välväghin

Meaning of Old Swedish word "välväghin" (or vælvæghin) in Swedish.

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

välväghin (vælvæghin)
mycket benägen, fullt villig. kwne wij framdelis främye edher herredömes vilie her vtynnan, tha skall eder herredöme fynne oss weluegne tiil FM 398 (1509). " i hwad matte vij kwne vare edher herredöme tiil vilie gömsth och kerligh skal edher herredöme fynne oss alztinges välwegne vti" FH 7: 97 (1513).

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

Additional information: p. adj.

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

Works and authors cited:

FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
FM
Nya källor till Finlands Medeltidshistoria. Utg. af E. Grönblad. 1857.
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