Mäle

Old Swedish Dictionary - mäle

Meaning of Old Swedish word "mäle" (or mæle) in Swedish.

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

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

mälis man (melis(s)-. mels-: men Stb 3: 330 (1497); SJ 2: 312 (1497) , m. mätare. Se Sdw 2: 1271. mensor. .. mälisman GU C 20 (hand 2) s. 133. vidherwara men och mälismen SJ 2: 22 (1476). STb 2: 330 (1489). melissmen claues olsson och oleff langh, stadzsens sylsätiara ib 3: 200 (1494). ib 374 (1498) , 4: 114 (1506).

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