Kränkian

Old Swedish Dictionary - kränkian

Meaning of Old Swedish word "kränkian" (or krænkian) in Swedish.

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

kränkian (krænkian)
kränkande, förförelse, fördärv. " jugin lastir stridher moth naurinna fylsko, swa mykit som kötxsins kränkian (corputio) ällir skörhet" SpV 96.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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