Byskämninger

Old Swedish Dictionary - byskämninger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "byskämninger" (or byskæmninger) in Swedish.

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

byskämninger (byskæmninger)
bistock av ett runt urholkat träd. Jfr Smedberg, Peder Månssons landsmansskap s. 62, Rietz art. skämming. haffwes tha nokor biskämningher redho ath lätha them (bina) jn j honom PMSkr 299.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • bi- )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᛦᛋᚴᛅᛘᚿᛁᚿᚵᚽᚱ
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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