Burmö

Old Swedish Dictionary - burmö

Meaning of Old Swedish word "burmö" (or burmø) in Swedish.

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

burmö (burmø)
kammarjungfru. " tha modheren haffwir löst wp om barnit, oc see ath thät wäl röktadh är, tha thakkar hon hwarie sinne burmöö för thera jödho" SkrtUppb 266.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

SkrtUppb
Skrifter till uppbyggelse från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1904--05. SFSS.
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