Formäktogher

Old Swedish Dictionary - formäktogher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "formäktogher" (or formæktogher) in Swedish.

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

formäktogher (formæktogher)
mycket mäktig, allsmäktig. thän formäktoghe änglanna ok manniskionne härra wille for mäniskionne skul wardha wanmaktogher Mecht 58. - övermäktig. kötidh war saa formäktokt owir andan (caro spiritui adeo prævaluerat) SpV 368.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • förmäktokt SpV 368) ,

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

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Works and authors cited:

Mecht
Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.
SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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