Svälta
Old Swedish Dictionary - svältaMeaning of Old Swedish word "svälta" (or svælta) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- svälta (svælta)
- 2) svälta, låta (ngn) hungra, uthungra. hökana skwla. .. ey förmykith swältas PMSkr 276.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so svälta may have also been written as svælta
Part of speech: vb
Grammatical aspect: v.
Alternative forms or notes:- *svälta ut , svälta ut, uthungra. fiendana vtan wmkringh lidha offta mera hwnger än the som the mentho swälta wth PMSkr 141.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᛅᛚᛏᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
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Works and authors cited:
- PM
- Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
- PMSkr
- Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.