Kämba

Old Swedish Dictionary - kämba

Meaning of Old Swedish word "kämba" (or kæmba) in Swedish.

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

kämba (kæmba)
the hans köt mz iärn kamBum Bil 901. " lät han kämba hans limi ok lif" Bu 493. kämba þöm alt kiöt fran benom ib 524.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • imperf.
  • kämpde Iv 1330.
  • kämde KL 125.
  • kiämbado Bil 901 ),
  • skrapa.
  • kiämbado

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

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Works and authors cited:

Bil
Codex Bildstenianus. Se Lg.
Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
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