Bränta

Old Swedish Dictionary - bränta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bränta" (or brænta) in Swedish.

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

bränta (brænta)
vrida till baka, böja tillbaka, böja uppåt. gak eygh mz vpräctom hals älla framrecto bryste älla bränto Ber 270. - (?) för then drop maal ath han skulde haffua brät michel person sin lege drengh mz wilie i sin egen rige BtFH 1: 159 (1507).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • brätta.
  • -ter )

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

Works and authors cited:

Ber
Helige Bernhards Skrifter. Utg. af H. Wieselgren. 1866.
BtFH
Bidrag till Finlands Historia. Utg. genom R. Hausen. 1881--83.
FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
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