Svälta

Old Swedish Dictionary - svälta

Meaning 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.
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