Älmeträ

Old Swedish Dictionary - älmeträ

Meaning of Old Swedish word "älmeträ" (or ælmetræ) in Swedish.

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

älmeträ (ælmetræ)
alm. ulmus älmeträ Växtförteckn. Fr. 1400-t. hos T. M. Fries i Ark. f. Bol. 3: l14 s. l8.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Bo
Bonaventuros Betraktelser. Utg. av G. E. Klemning. 1860. SFSS.
Fr
Hertig Fredrik af Normandie. Utg. af J. A. Ahlstrand. 1853.
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