Iämstarker

Old Swedish Dictionary - iämstarker

Meaning of Old Swedish word "iämstarker" (or iæmstarker) in Swedish.

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

iämstarker (iæmstarker)
lika stark, lika kraftig. med prep. mädh. hwilken som tror sig ey wara jamstarkan mädh fiendommen PMSkr 161.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • jam- )

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

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Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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