Pathänkia

Old Swedish Dictionary - pathänkia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "pathänkia" (or pathænkia) in Swedish.

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

pathänkia (pathænkia)
tänka, på. thin öron scholo wara paa tänkiandes ath höra mina böns röst SvT 46.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -tänkia )

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

Works and authors cited:

SvT
Den Svenska Tideboken. [Utg. av G. E. Klemming] 1854. [Efter gammalt tryck fr. c. 1525].
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