Lämia

Old Swedish Dictionary - lämia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "lämia" (or læmia) in Swedish.

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

lämia (læmia): slå, mörbulta. " lot han. .. lämias oc hudhstrykas (plumbatis cædi)" Bil 444.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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