Purlöker

Old Swedish Dictionary - purlöker

Meaning of Old Swedish word "purlöker" (or purløker) in Swedish.

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

purlöker (purløker)
purjolök, allium porrum Lin. "porrus purlögher" LB 6: 284. porrus purlöök ib 7: 137. " porrus är pwrlök" ib 2: 33. " stampar man purlöök medh wiin" ib 7: 137. taga purlöök, med blad knoppar oc hwffwd ib 271. ib 2: 34, 35, 3: 3, 52, 5: 82, 7: 59, 138, 179, 276.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -lööker )
  • purlöks frö
  • purlökx- )
  • purlöks hovudh
  • -hoffwidh )
  • purlöks os

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

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Works and authors cited:

LB
Läke- och Örte-Böcker. Utg. af G. E. Klemming 1--10. 1883--86.
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