Hem

Old Swedish Dictionary - hem

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hem" in Swedish.

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

hem Old Swedish word can mean:

hem
L.
hem
1) bostad, boning, hem. " at wi arum skipte ok skilde aat i husum ok hemum" SD 6: 358 (1352). " thesso waro the som han war laghelghan hem bodbyn mädhe til hus och til hem" ATb 1: 17 (1453). " o huru älskelighin thin heem (tavbenacula) äru härra" SpV 430.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • heem -SpV 430) ,

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

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Works and authors cited:

SD
Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.
ATb
(el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.
SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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