Bethänkin

Old Swedish Dictionary - bethänkin

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bethänkin" (or bethænkin) in Swedish.

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

bethänkin (bethænkin): tankfull? han war drystog oc homodog oc myket grwndog oc betänken (semper erat ex nimiis cogitationibus coriosus) Troj 76.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

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

Troj: Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.