Morþbrännare

Old Swedish Dictionary - morþbrännare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "morþbrännare" (or morþbrænnare) in Swedish.

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

morþbrännare (morþbrænnare)
mordbrännare. " GS 48 (1442). "JP 50.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

GS
Några Gambla Stadgar [såsom bihang till Biärköa-Rätten utg. af J. Hadorph]. 1687.
JP
Svensk Järteckens Postilla. Utg. af E. Rietz. 1850.
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