Ilfänas

Old Swedish Dictionary - ilfänas

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ilfänas" (or ilfænas) in Swedish.

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

ilfänas (ilfænas): refl. Jfr L. Levander, Sv. Landsmål 66-67; 207 f. eg.: vara illa till mods. väsnas, skrika, bråka, ilfänas. deflagro. .. brinna commvniter ilfenas oppenbara ok ilsko afflägia saktas eller saktmodhas GU C 20 s. 170. - huttra? friGUcio. .. idest subtiliter garrie behändelika ropa ok ilfenas aff köldh ib s. 293.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.