Forlängia

Old Swedish Dictionary - forlängia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forlängia" (or forlængia) in Swedish.

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

forlängia (forlængia)
1) förlänga; bildl. utsträcka, föröka. jak forlängde syndena mädh mino gälniska ok fawitzka ok thu forlängde miskundena ok milhetena mädh thinom faderlika kärleke MP 4: 71.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • för-.
  • -de) ,
  • forlängia sik , 2) fördröjas, uppskjutas. tha spordhe her e[ric] e[ricson] oss ath om han kunne bliffue thär oforsymat vdi om thätta skipte forlängde sigh Arfstv 35. ib 95 (1461).

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

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Works and authors cited:

MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
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