Bevägha

Old Swedish Dictionary - bevägha

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bevägha" (or bevægha) in Swedish.

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

bevägha (bevægha)
sätta i rörelse; beveka, förmå. " lather han med flere idra tienere wäl bewäya sig tiil at wara ther j wele haffue them" FH 1: 184 (1497, afskr.). haffuer iach. .. beueget. .. claess henricson ther til ib 7: 91 (1511). Jfr beveka.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • bewäya.
  • bevega )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚽᚠᛅᚵᚼᛆ
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.
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