Fanga
Old Swedish Dictionary - fangaMeaning of Old Swedish word "fanga" in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
fanga Old Swedish word can mean:
- fanga
- L.
- fanga
- 1) eg. fånga; bemäktiga sig, intaga, erövra. swa jnstigha (de) paa mwren wäl wäknadho oc fanga staden PMSkr 168 . 2) få. lat kiärleek innan thit hiärta gro til gudh tha fanga thu lisa Vis sten 7 . - vara i stånd, förmå, kunna, få. med part. pret. ack. sing. n. människiän fangar sik ekke rö[r] t för än (hon) faar sin siäl, sin anda Vis sten 5. - Jfr untfanga, ävensom fa.
Part of speech: vb
Grammatical aspect: v.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚿᚵᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
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Works and authors cited:
- PM
- Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
- PMSkr
- Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
- Vis sten
- Den vises sten. I Småst på Fsv.
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