Fus

Old Swedish Dictionary - fus

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fus" in Swedish.

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

fus Old Swedish word can mean:

fus
1) villig, begärlig, ifvrig (att få el. att komma till). til dyghdh oc äro waro the fws Iv 8. " the iomfru var til hästen fws" ib 3846. " til india war han mz örlögh fws" Al 4302. ib 10438. hwar äpter war thu hingath fws ib 8894. the waro til stridha badhe fws ib 3266. " som äpter goze war mykith foos" ib 6922.
fus
2) kommen till styrka? än barn waaro ey hälder för fus (Cod. A föör 113) än nw, tha war pinlikt at mista marght thz the sagho lostelikt oc gato ey fangith MB 1: (Cod. B) 536. - Jfr framfus.

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

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

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Works and authors cited:

Al
Konung Alexander. Utg. af G.E. Klemming. 1862.
Iv
Herr Ivan Lejonriddaren. Utg. af J. W. Liffman och G. Stephens. 1849.
MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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