Ambra

Old Swedish Dictionary - ambra

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ambra" in Swedish.

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

ambra
ambra, (svart) bernsten. gagates. .. är twäskona, thet andra kalla succinum kallas raff, oc annath är swarth oc kallas ambra (a multis ambra nigra appellatur) j[d est] agath PMSkr 475. Jfr agat.

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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