Öma

Old Swedish Dictionary - öma

Meaning of Old Swedish word "öma" (or øma) in Swedish.

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

öma (øma)
hafva medlidande med, förbarma sig öfver. ey ma gudh them glöma som hysa the fatega oc them öma MD 516. - (?) thz wAldh är tegh af himum senth ein liithen stundh är thz tegh lenth en thy ath thu scAlth megh her döme sAluge menniske swa ath öme MD 15.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Works and authors cited:

Al
Konung Alexander. Utg. af G.E. Klemming. 1862.
MD
Svenska Medeltids dikter och rim. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1881--82. SFSS.
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Swedish.

Back
↑