Upväkkia

Old Swedish Dictionary - upväkkia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "upväkkia" (or upvækkia) in Swedish.

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

upväkkia (upvækkia): 2) väcka, liva, sätta i rörelse, egga, driva, locka. skulum wi atenast opwäkkias til wart eghit gangn, aff thässom indhra krafftomen SpV 28. " the katha qwinnan (ɔ Attilas brud Hildico). .. war opwäkt til at taka thänna mannen sik til bondha, for thy han war en stor stridz kämpe ib 319. - egga, reta. op väkkia ormana til hänna fordärff" Bil 019.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

op- )
upväkkia sik , låta hänföra sig. hwru människian skal sigh wpwäkkia (se excitare) til lgudhz kärlek SkrtUppb 69. - Jfr väkia up.

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

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