Dumber

Old Swedish Dictionary - dumber

Meaning of Old Swedish word "dumber" in Swedish.

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

dumber
1) stum. j thy sielen. .. fynner öghonen blindh ok öronen atertept thungona dumba J Buddes b 163. 2) dor, klanglös. koper och jern giffua klinande liudh aff sigh, och theenitt litedtt dumptt lindh PMSkr 618 (senare avskr.).

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • dumptt) ,

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

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Works and authors cited:

Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
J Buddes b
Jöns Buddes bok. Utg. genom O. F. Hultman. 1895.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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