Ysäldhet

Old Swedish Dictionary - ysäldhet

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ysäldhet" (or ysældhet) in Swedish.

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

ysäldhet (ysældhet): olycka, nöd, elände. Oc mildaste frälare, minz tik haffua takit wara ysälhedz wanskilse fför mina salughet SvB 20. O millaste ihesu christe vär mik fra hälwitis ysaldhet ib 521. for margfallogha ysalhet skuld SpV 271. Medh hwat hogxsins dröffwilsom ok ysalthet the fawidzska jomfrunar komma framfarande ib 271. j blandh thänna wärldinna wsaldhet ib 356. ib 210, 278, 313, 362, l403, 451, 459, 494, 556, 583, 589 (wsalhet ib 90, 356, 475, 477, 482). Jfr uselhet (bör vara usalhet).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.