Döpis barn

Old Swedish Dictionary - döpis barn

Meaning of Old Swedish word "döpis barn" (or døpis barn) in Swedish.

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

döpis barn (døpis barn)
gudbarn. " the thär synda mz sinom losta antiggia mz skyllom qwinnom eller döpis barnom" SvKyrkobr 70.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

SvKyrkobr
Svenska Kyrkobruk under medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1900. SFSS.
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