Genbära

Old Swedish Dictionary - genbära

Meaning of Old Swedish word "genbära" (or genbæra) in Swedish.

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

genbära (genbæra): anföra emot, invända, svara. " thz som os war genborith" MB 1: 136.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

MB: Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.