Fafänglika

Old Swedish Dictionary - fafänglika

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fafänglika" (or fafænglika) in Swedish.

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

fafänglika (fafænglika): resultatlöst, fruktlöst, förgäves, till ingen nytta. thu som bär christum j thino reno bryste. .. thu aktar ekke fafängligha til himilsligha wisdomsins ordh ok gärning SpV 379. " nw höre tik til at döma, huru wi haffwom lopith fructsamlika älir fafänglihga (in vanum)" SpV 496.

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

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚠᛅᚿᚵᛚᛁᚴᛆ
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.