Träghi

Old Swedish Dictionary - träghi

Meaning of Old Swedish word "träghi" (or træghi) in Swedish.

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

träghi (træghi)
sorg, bedrövelse, ängslan. (Djävulen säger:) hor oc elskoga må thu plägha oc gör ey thinom likama trägha Fornvännen 1949 s. 326 (väggmåln. 1451). - sorg, åpnger. giff mik först idhrilse oc hiärtans trägha. fore alla mina syndhe SvB 87 (senare h. av 1400-t.). ib 400 (b. av 1500-t.).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

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Works and authors cited:

SvB
Svenska Böner från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1907--09. SFSS.
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