Present

Old Swedish Dictionary - present

Meaning of Old Swedish word "present" in Swedish.

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

present
present, gåfva, skänk. " taca viþ eet litet present" Bu 514. þät present var eigh sua rikt. at han tok þät for fikt ib. þolik present höre äke mik: vtan þöm þänna hem älska (ista numera sunt necesaria his, qui terrena requirunt, ego nihil terrenum, nihil carnale desidero) ib 206. Bir 2: 32.

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Bir
Heliga Birgittas Uppenbarelser. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Bd 1--5. 1857--84. -- Med den vid citat härur stundom förekommande förkortningen: Avt åsyftas de Bd 4, s. 177--185, tryckta egenhändiga utkasten af Birgitta, med Dikt Engelens Diktamen tryckt Bd 4, s. 215--276.
Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
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