Fanga

Old Swedish Dictionary - fanga

Meaning 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.

Similar entries:

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.
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Swedish.

Back
↑