Vakna

Old Swedish Dictionary - vakna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "vakna" in Swedish.

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

vakna
vakna. " natalia vaknaþe ok saghþe drömen allom näruarandom" Bu 523. genstan thu wakna ok skalt vpsta Ber 246. Bu 12, 21, 28, 515. Bil 53, 253. Fl 1578. Bo 207. Ber 251. - i andlig mening. vaknaþe iak tel guz naþa af synda synne Bu 135. - Jfr upvakna.

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Works and authors cited:

Ber
Helige Bernhards Skrifter. Utg. af H. Wieselgren. 1866.
Bil
Codex Bildstenianus. Se Lg.
Bo
Bonaventuros Betraktelser. Utg. av G. E. Klemning. 1860. SFSS.
Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
Fl
Flores och Blanzeflor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1844.
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