Sänkia

Old Swedish Dictionary - sänkia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "sänkia" (or sænkia) in Swedish.

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

sänkia Old Swedish word can mean:

sänkia (sænkia): 1) sänka, låta sjunka. mergere sänka GU C 20 (hand 2) s. 136. nw senkin idher spiwt oc stingin mz them Prosadikter (Karl M) 269. lib 271, 272. Karl Magnus ed. Kornhall 58, 62, 64.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

sänka.
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sänkia nidher , 1) sänak ned. waggan hon riis. .. hon sänkis nidher SkrtUppb 271. Jfr nidhersänkia. - Jfr tilsänkia (Sdw 2: 652).

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

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.

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