Mäleman

Old Swedish Dictionary - mäleman

Meaning of Old Swedish word "mäleman" (or mæleman) in Swedish.

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

mäleman (mæleman)
= mälisman. SJ 260 (1457) , 262 (1458). Jfr mäla man.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • mele- )

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

Works and authors cited:

SJ
2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.
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