Upthänkia

Old Swedish Dictionary - upthänkia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "upthänkia" (or upthænkia) in Swedish.

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

upthänkia (upthænkia)
upptänka, uttänka. " thu haffwir. .. eth wp tänkt äpther thz andra" MB 2: 160. " huat kwnne. . finnas ällir wptänkias beqvämmelikare" Su 277.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Works and authors cited:

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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