Tilsträngia

Old Swedish Dictionary - tilsträngia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "tilsträngia" (or tilstrængia) in Swedish.

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

tilsträngia (tilstrængia): tvinga, drifva. " wi som thetta engaledhis kwnnom höra wtan största graat oc innerlika Sukkan, tilsträngiande innerlika warkunnans önkan, ffallom nw mit j thiin sörghelika klaghan oc ordh (nos. .. interrumpere sermonem tuum. .. cogit compassionis nostreæ vehementia)" Su 216.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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