Fänkta

Old Swedish Dictionary - fänkta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fänkta" (or fænkta) in Swedish.

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

fänkta Old Swedish word can mean:

fänkta (fænkta): 2) sträva (efter), möda sig. men en jdhen jäghare mädh snara hwnda ffängtar oc jäghar j skogha oc lwnda PMSkr 191.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

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.