Gulknöpe

Old Swedish Dictionary - gulknöpe

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gulknöpe" (or gulknøpe) in Swedish.

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

gulknöpe (gulknøpe)
guldknapp. " härran. .. räkthe henne smwlur fra bordhit, som andra sma gul knöpa" Mecht 303.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Mecht
Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.
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