Forthäkka

Old Swedish Dictionary - forthäkka

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forthäkka" (or forthækka) in Swedish.

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

forthäkka (forthækka)
betäcka, hölja (med tapeter e. d.). kostelika var thz (slottet) forthäkath tha Iv 1753. Jfr forthäkkia.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Works and authors cited:

Iv
Herr Ivan Lejonriddaren. Utg. af J. W. Liffman och G. Stephens. 1849.
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