Flöghia

Old Swedish Dictionary - flöghia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "flöghia" (or fløghia) in Swedish.

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

flöghia (fløghia): hoppa. "flögþe niþar at eno siaxtighi alna höghþ a iorþena" Bu 168. ib 173. " the cristnu flögdhu j batin" Bil 253. " wändo the ey atir at flöghia älla hoppa" ib 879. " laat en man flögiä a Bogin hanum Hästläkedom i" AS 137. - rusa upp. en flöghir (insurgit) oc annar skriar Bo 181.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

flöia Bu 173.
-ir , þe),
flöghia ater , hoppa till baka. skulu vngara mz lek ok skämtan ridha ok rännna hästom, löpa å fot, ok flöghia fram ok ater KS 53 (136, 57).
flöghia fram , hoppa fram. KS 53 (136, 57).
flöghia nidher , hoppa ned. flögdhe han nidher j kallasta vatn Bil 783.
flöghia ut , hoppa ut. flöghþe ut af siangenne Bu 516. Jfr ivir flöghia.

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