Gensänkia

Old Swedish Dictionary - gensänkia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gensänkia" (or gensænkia) in Swedish.

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

gensänkia (gensænkia)
igenfylla. " at wij lothe gensänkä hampnä gapet" FM 186 (1504). Jfr i gen sänkia.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -sänkä )

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

Works and authors cited:

FM
Nya källor till Finlands Medeltidshistoria. Utg. af E. Grönblad. 1857.
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