Gimsten

Old Swedish Dictionary - gimsten

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gimsten" in Swedish.

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

gimsten
ädelsten. " at þe Aldre sagho bätra gul ok gimstena" Bu 152. !SYNS_DÅLIGT? Bil 282, 307 (på hvilka bda stälen gimstenum senare !SYNS_DÅLIGT? ändradt till dyrom stenum). Pa 23. MB 1: 356. Al 4632, 4635. Su 444. " maria thu äst. .. dyrasta gemsten" MP 1: 31.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • gym- Pa 23 ; Su 444. gem-),

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

Works and authors cited:

Al
Konung Alexander. Utg. af G.E. Klemming. 1862.
Bil
Codex Bildstenianus. Se Lg.
Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
Pa
S. Patriks-Sagan. Utg. af G. Stephens och J. A. Ahlstrand. 1844. Ett inom parentes tillagdt Tung betecknar den i samma band utgivna legenden om Tungulus.
Su
H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.
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