Nämber

Old Swedish Dictionary - nämber

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nämber" (or næmber) in Swedish.

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

nämber (næmber)
som har god fattnignsförmåga, läraktig. giff mik nämpt hiärta, idhrukt oc ödmyukt SvB 10 (b. ab 1500-t.).

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • nämpt) ,

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

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Works and authors cited:

SvB
Svenska Böner från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1907--09. SFSS.
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