Lamb

Old Swedish Dictionary - lamb

Meaning of Old Swedish word "lamb" in Swedish.

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

lamb
lam. "tu grym leiom (för leion) som þaghar wrþo bliþ ok spark som laMB" Bu 529. bruthu them vnder sik som leon bither laMB Bil 260. MB 1: 307, 339. " faa giwa duMBa laMB" GO 26. sen guz laMB Bu 55. ib 140. MB 1: 201, 2: 343. - ss tilnamn. anundus laMB SD 2: 532 (1308). - Jfr givi-, gumar-, paska-, vax-, vädhur-laMB.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • lamba blodh ,
  • lamba kiöt
  • -köt )
  • lamba lunga ,
  • lamba pis
  • -piiss )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛆᛘᛒ
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.
GO
Gamla Ordspråk. Utg. af H. Reuterdahl. 1840.
MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
SD
Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.
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