Hälghe likamber

Old Swedish Dictionary - hälghe likamber

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hälghe likamber" (or hælghe likamber) in Swedish.

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

hälghe likamber (hælghe likamber)
= hälghe likame. - om åt Kristi lekamen invigt altare. magnus nicolai, canik j abo och helelicams prebendato Svartb 484 (1465).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • helgelicams) ,

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

Works and authors cited:

Svartb
och Svartb (Skokl) Registrum Ecclesiæ Aboensis eller Åbo domkyrkas Svartbok med tillägg ur Skoklosters Codex Aboensis. Utg. genom R. Hausen 1890.
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