Ömkosamber

Old Swedish Dictionary - ömkosamber

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ömkosamber" (or ømkosamber) in Swedish.

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

ömkosamber (ømkosamber): medlidsam, mild. Plecticus mylder (mild) ok ömkosamber GU C 20 s. 445. Troj 265 (se ömka v.).

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚯᛘᚴᚮᛋᛆᛘᛒᚽᚱ
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.

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