Nälkas

Old Swedish Dictionary - nälkas

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nälkas" (or nælkas) in Swedish.

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

nälkas (nælkas)
refl. nalkas, närma sig. ther äptir gik han med them ok nälkadis enom stadh som heth gerio MP 5: 180.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -adis )

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

Works and authors cited:

MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
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