Rötma

Old Swedish Dictionary - rötma

Meaning of Old Swedish word "rötma" (or røtma) in Swedish.

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

rötma (røtma): ruttnande, förruttnelse. tha iach nydher far ewerdeliga pina och rötma SvT 64.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

SvT: Den Svenska Tideboken. [Utg. av G. E. Klemming] 1854. [Efter gammalt tryck fr. c. 1525].