Foresitia

Old Swedish Dictionary - foresitia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "foresitia" in Swedish.

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

foresitia: vara överordnad, vara satt över. änglenom ok människionne, hwilka skälin ok wisdommen swa haffwa främiath til at wndhirstanda skaparen, at om swa är at the wäl llydha honom. .. tha foregingo ok foresatho the rättelika allom them thingom, som äru nidherföre wndhir thera lydhno (ut si ei. .. bene subesent ipsi cunctis sibi inferioribus recte præssent) SpV 368.

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.