Buksmäkke

Old Swedish Dictionary - buksmäkke

Meaning of Old Swedish word "buksmäkke" (or buksmække) in Swedish.

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

buksmäkke (buksmække): impatiens noli tangere Lin. " tag blomstren oc knopperne aff spine korn som oc kallas bwksmäcke" LB 7: 296.

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

Part of speech: nn

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