I gen sänkia

Old Swedish Dictionary - i gen sänkia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "i gen sänkia" (or i gen sænkia) in Swedish.

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

i gen sänkia (i gen sænkia)
igenfylla, sänka, stäna genom sänkning. hampnerne (näml. äro) igensenckthe BSH 5: 163 (1507). FM 186 (1504). Jfr gensänkia.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so i gen sänkia may have also been written as i gen sænkia

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • igän- FM 186 (1504)),

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

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