Druprum

Old Swedish Dictionary - druprum

Meaning of Old Swedish word "druprum" in Swedish.

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

druprum
rum för takdropp (vid sidan af ett hus). " thät druprumit som gaar vt aff. .. olafs gardzrume up i öffra gatuna thät skal blifua obygt" SJ 97 (1440). ib 287 (1460), 319 (1464), 364 (1469), 390 (1472). Jfr drupa rum.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • droprwm SJ 390 (1472).
  • dropprwm ib 313 (1464). " dröpp rwm" ib 287 (1460)),

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

Works and authors cited:

SJ
2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.
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