Läkebok

Old Swedish Dictionary - läkebok

Meaning of Old Swedish word "läkebok" (or lækebok) in Swedish.

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

läkebok (lækebok)
läkebok. " swa mykin wisdom som j läkebokenne scriffuas" LB 2: 60. Jfr läkiara bok.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

LB
Läke- och Örte-Böcker. Utg. af G. E. Klemming 1--10. 1883--86.
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