Klämma

Old Swedish Dictionary - klämma

Meaning of Old Swedish word "klämma" (or klæmma) in Swedish.

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

klämma (klæmma): klämma, trycka, pressa. " the j försatten ärw slaa pa ryggen aff fiendan oc klämme them swa" PMSkr 159. ib. 404. Jfr samanklämma.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

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.