Fafängliker

Old Swedish Dictionary - fafängliker

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fafängliker" (or fafængliker) in Swedish.

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

fafängliker Old Swedish word can mean:

fafängliker (fafængliker)
1) fåfäng, flärdfull. " iak aktar ey hwat hälstz faffängliket wärldden haffwer" LfK 56.
fafängliker (fafængliker)
2) fåfänglig, förgänglig. " far ofwer al framfarlik ok fafänglik thing" Su 405.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • faffänglikern )

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

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Works and authors cited:

LfK
Skrifter till Läsning för Klosterfolk. Utg. af F. A. Dahlgren. 1875.
Su
H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.
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