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.

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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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