Kämpe

Old Swedish Dictionary - kämpe

Meaning of Old Swedish word "kämpe" (or kæmpe) in Swedish.

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

kämpe (kæmpe): strid, kamp. " agon onis stridh ok kämpe" GU C 20 s. 12. - wndra thäsin kämpin (duellum; fel för kampin?) ok j honom thän almännelika, som j honom wndhirstars SpV 574.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.