Malmös man

Old Swedish Dictionary - malmös man

Meaning of Old Swedish word "malmös man" (or malmøs man) in Swedish.

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

malmös man (malmøs man)
man från Malmö. haller then edle jomfrw. .. ey mer thro än en malmöss man BSH 4: 258 (1501).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

BS
Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
BSH
Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Back