Armlägger

Old Swedish Dictionary - armlägger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "armlägger" (or armlægger) in Swedish.

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

armlägger (armlægger)
arm. " ödhmyuk baar hon then mz skälffwandes armläggiom som henne aff sinne guddoms makt oppe hiölt" JMÖ 87. " finder iak mina syster tha skla thu aldre läggias melllan henna armläggia" Prosadikter (KarlM) 278.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

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Works and authors cited:

JMÖ
Jungfru Marie Örtagård. Vadstenanunnornas veckoritual i svensk öfversättning från år 1510. Utg. af R. Geete. 1895. SFSS.
Prosadikter
Prosadikter från Sveriges medeltid. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1887--89. SFSS.
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