Sakt

Old Swedish Dictionary - sakt

Meaning of Old Swedish word "sakt" in Swedish.

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

sakt Old Swedish word can mean:

sakt: 1) lätt, lindrig. - mädh sakto (sakta), lätt, utan svårighet. ey kan tyz ok rasklegha ällir mz sakta (facile) wisna, hwilkit thänna wädzsko fins haffwa fangit til lrothinna SpV 153. thz matthe mz sakto (facile) hwar een. .. wndhirSTanda ib 282. ey kan ok mz saktho andhin ok kötidh dragha owir eno ib 367. ib 44, 158, 257, 500. 4) lätt, svag. om dryck. ith STop sacht öl STb 3: 106 (1493).

sakt: 5) STilla, lugn. " thätta saghde han thom blidhelika mz höwizskom oc saktom ordhum" Prosadikter (Barl) 86.

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

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Works and authors cited:

ST: Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.

Prosadikter: Prosadikter från Sveriges medeltid. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1887--89. SFSS.

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