Forssökia

Old Swedish Dictionary - forssökia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forssökia" (or forssøkia) in Swedish.

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

forssökia (forssøkia)
3) undersöka, rannsaka. ok forsökitath, huilke som molka eller ey STb 1: 249 (1480). - part. pret. prövad, övad. the. .. driffdos gaa i kamp mz flandenom, hwilkin försöktir (excritatus) war aff sinom förSTa skapnadh, til at STridha SpV 404. Jfr välforsökter.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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