Uppe hängia

Old Swedish Dictionary - uppe hängia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "uppe hängia" (or uppe hængia) in Swedish.

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

uppe hängia (uppe hængia)
hänga, vara upphängd. i bildl. spes är hogxsins rörilse oppe hängiande (suspensus) orörlighin, när them thngom som äru takaskolandes ok thz han astwndar SpV 143.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • oppe- )

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

Works and authors cited:

SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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