Forstärkia

Old Swedish Dictionary - forstärkia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forstärkia" (or forstærkia) in Swedish.

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

forstärkia (forstærkia): 1) STärka, förSTärka. " tryker oss nyttyght wara ath arued vorde ythermera förSTärcht j the beSTallningen" SToria. 1816 ff.">HSH 17: 76 (1523, Brask). then wille twedrekt oc opresning. .. motte aff STelles oc icke ytermer forökes eller förSTerkes STb 5: 326 (1521, Kop).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

för- )
forstärkia sik , öka sin makt, få ökad makt. han (ɔ: Gustav Vasa) och hans anhengiere haffue them nw fforsterkt med en ganske swar opresningh STb 5: 343 (1521: Kop).

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