Forthunga

Old Swedish Dictionary - forthunga

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forthunga" in Swedish.

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

forthunga Old Swedish word can mean:

forthunga: 1) förtunga, betunga. " haffuer. .. her ake oos fortwngat i aar pa twnnor smör offuer war aarlighe skath" BSH 3: 146 (1463?). " at han fortwngher them icke" ib 5: 282 (1508).

forthunga: 2) försvåra, göra svåråtkomlig. dirckis oc fortwngis oss alle waror som wij haffwe skole aff stederne HSH 20: 261 (1508).

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Similar entries:

Forthunga (II)

Works and authors cited:

BS: Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.

BSH: Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.

HSH: Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.

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