Upäta
Old Swedish Dictionary - upätaMeaning of Old Swedish word "upäta" (or upæta) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- upäta (upæta)
- uppäta, äta upp, förtära. the vsla människia. .. liknas vidh. .. enom hunde som opätir sina egna opspyor MP 5: 93. warghen. .. opath all hännas inälffwe JMPs 418. Jfr äta up (äv. Sdw 2: 1155).
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so upäta may have also been written as upæta
Part of speech: vb
Additional information: v. L.
Grammatical aspect: v.
Alternative forms or notes:- op- )
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᛕᛅᛏᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
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Works and authors cited:
- MP
- Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.