Formängia

Old Swedish Dictionary - formängia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "formängia" (or formængia) in Swedish.

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

formängia (formængia)
blanda, uppblanda. breuit, som ludher pa then formängda humblan och jernith, som formänges medh luppa jern STb 1: 475 (1478; Burspr). swa ath han aldre och hans köpmen ellir skipfolk forwanskade ellir formengdo thet fath rwmmenie ib 2: 59 (1484). ib. ib 169 (1486) feSTe niclis lag. .. ath han jcke haffuer fförmengt rodSTox hmble j prysk humble ib 5: 59 (1515).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • för-.

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

Works and authors cited:

Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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