Þänia

Old Swedish Dictionary - þänia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "þänia" (or þænia) in Swedish.

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

þänia (þænia): sträcka, spänna, spänna ut. somme stryka thet lymith pa reep oc bindha thär fogla plägha komma, oc widhr wathn thär ändher simma tänyandis repith affwan wathnith pMSkr 287.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

tänia.
tänya.
tän PMskr 543),
*thänia ut , 1) sträcka ut, spänna ut. tak hwith skin. .. oc tän them wth j enom cirkil, äller giordh aff tynno baand PMSkr 543. - genom sträckande pina. the thando wth hans liikam MD 38. 2) tänjam ut. stwndom slängia the thet järnith mädh glaseno wm kringh j wädhrith wppa thet glasith skal ltänyas wt pa längdena, oc mädh andans bläsilse tänya the thet wth pa widdena som ena oxxa blasa PMSkr 565. - Jfr utthänia.

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