Vidherstyggilse

Old Swedish Dictionary - vidherstyggilse

Meaning of Old Swedish word "vidherstyggilse" in Swedish.

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

vidherstyggilse Old Swedish word can mean:

vidherstyggilse: 1) styggelse. " babylon modher til alla skörheet, oc widherstyggilse (mater fornicationum et abominationum terræ)" MB 2: 359. " rwmet. .. aff hulko til flykte alla the wärste oc alle widherstyggilse samqwämdher (pessina autem et universis gravis erat malorum incursio)" ib 295.

vidherstyggilse: 2) fruktan, skräck. " epter ingte huffwd paa färdhe är, ther noghen ffare och vederstyggelse ffore är" FM 524 (1511). - injagande af skräck, hot. om vij hade ecke theris ondhe velie met noghen vedherstyggelse affstyrth FM 437 (1509).

Part of speech: nn

Additional information: pl.? och f.

Grammatical aspect: pl. f.

Alternative forms or notes:

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚦᚼᚽᚱᛋᛏᛦᚵᚵᛁᛚᛋᚽ
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.