Fulskämma

Old Swedish Dictionary - fulskämma

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fulskämma" (or fulskæmma) in Swedish.

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

fulskämma (fulskæmma)
li full utsträckning bringa på skam. sannelika thänna pikan haffdhe manz stadoghet, ok manz hiärta, hwilken mz twäfalle dygdhz sighe fulskämde (confudit) sin owen SpV 231.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Works and authors cited:

SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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