Forfänkta

Old Swedish Dictionary - forfänkta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forfänkta" (or forfænkta) in Swedish.

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

forfänkta (forfænkta): söka vinna, ivrigt eftersträva. hwilket rike en tiid forfänktad (quesitum) war hardelliga aff mynom fiendom Troj 98.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

Troj: Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.