Ömka

Old Swedish Dictionary - ömka

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ömka" (or ømka) in Swedish.

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

ömka (ømka): ömkan, medlidande; orsak till klagan, elände. " Mik är myken ömkä skeeth Fredrik ed Noreen 200 (hs B). Män j thän ömka han saa oppa honom fälle hertogen täslykes manga taara medh honom" Troj 71.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Fredrik ed Noreen: Hertig Fredrik av Normandie. Kritisk upplaga utg. av Erik Noreen. 1927. SFSS.

Troj: Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.