Stärkia

Old Swedish Dictionary - stärkia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "stärkia" (or stærkia) in Swedish.

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

stärkia Old Swedish word can mean:

stärkia (stærkia): 1) STärka, göra STy (med STärkelse). birgitta. .. zak iij (3) marck, ty hon bar STärktan dwk i forbude STb 1: 28 (1475).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

-ir.
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stärkia sik , stärka sig. - dra till sig förstärkningar. BSH 5: 253 (1508, II. Gadh). - refl. stärkias, 3) tilltaga i styrka, bli starkare el. mera våldsam. for än sotten stärkis ok sinnen wanmaktas SvKyrkobr 257. - Jfr forstärkia.

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