Bakmäla

Old Swedish Dictionary - bakmäla

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bakmäla" (or bakmæla) in Swedish.

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

bakmäla (bakmæla): baktala. " med dat. gudhlikom prestom oc domarom skal thu ey bakmäla" MB 1: 389.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

MB: Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.