Upsluka

Old Swedish Dictionary - upsluka

Meaning of Old Swedish word "upsluka" in Swedish.

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

upsluka: uppsluka, sluka. " huat ey skingrar. .. wargen allan fara flukken, thetil at han maghe grip oc opsluka eth thera" Su 147. " drakin stodh för qwinnonne. .. at tha hon föddhe skulle han vpsluka hennas barn" MB 2: 351. " aff thesso dyureno star scrifuit absorbebit fluuium. .. thz opslukar alt hafuet" LfK 223. wi. .. liknoms. .. hwndwm hwilke som sik wmwända ok ather wpsluka thz ledha som the wpspydho Ber 30. " at myrkit skuli mik ey wpsluka" ib 95. Jfr sluka up.

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

op- )

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

Works and authors cited:

Ber: Helige Bernhards Skrifter. Utg. af H. Wieselgren. 1866.

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

MB: Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.

Su: H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.

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