Forsvälta

Old Swedish Dictionary - forsvälta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forsvälta" (or forsvælta) in Swedish.

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

forsvälta (forsvælta): förgås av svält, förhungra. folkit wart alth wanmaktogt oc forswalt MP 4: 164.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

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