Madhkätas

Old Swedish Dictionary - madhkätas

Meaning of Old Swedish word "madhkätas" (or madhkætas) in Swedish.

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

madhkätas (madhkætas)
refl. " förtäras av maskar. aff thenna smöria höldzs hectoris krop wiid makt saa ath han ey kwnne. .. mark ätas" Troj 188.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • mark- )

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

Works and authors cited:

Troj
Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.
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