Umthänkia

Old Swedish Dictionary - umthänkia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "umthänkia" (or umthænkia) in Swedish.

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

umthänkia (umthænkia)
betänka, betrakta. "om tänkiandhe hälga manna glädher oc ära" LfK 128.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • om- )
  • umthänkia sik , betänka sig, besinna sig. hans hwstrw hadhe. .. sig om tänkt MD 169. Jfr thänkia sik um.

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

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Works and authors cited:

LfK
Skrifter till Läsning för Klosterfolk. Utg. af F. A. Dahlgren. 1875.
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