Iärnhumble

Old Swedish Dictionary - iärnhumble

Meaning of Old Swedish word "iärnhumble" (or iærnhumble) in Swedish.

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

iärnhumble (iærnhumble)
humle som i skatt erlägges i stället för järn BtFH 1: 316 (1413, J Bures utdrag).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • järnhumbla )

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

Works and authors cited:

BtFH
Bidrag till Finlands Historia. Utg. genom R. Hausen. 1881--83.
Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
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