Nidherkämba

Old Swedish Dictionary - nidherkämba

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nidherkämba" (or nidherkæmba) in Swedish.

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

nidherkämba (nidherkæmba): kamma ned. depectere mykit kämba ok neder kämba GU C 20 s. 176.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.