Mäkta
Old Swedish Dictionary - mäktaMeaning of Old Swedish word "mäkta" (or mækta) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- mäkta (mækta)
- A) adj. stark, väldig, mäkgit, stor. han lath mwra eth torn ther j hafde han en mäkta skath aaf gul Prosadikter (Sju vise m C) 242. eth stortt mäkta skip Troj 4.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so mäkta may have also been written as mækta
Part of speech: ab, av
Additional information: adj. och adv.
Grammatical aspect: adj. adv.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛅᚴᛏᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
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Works and authors cited:
- Prosadikter
- Prosadikter från Sveriges medeltid. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1887--89. SFSS.
- Troj
- Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.