Samanbära

Old Swedish Dictionary - samanbära

Meaning of Old Swedish word "samanbära" (or samanbæra) in Swedish.

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

samanbära (samanbæra)
bära samman, sammanföra, samla. samanbära vidh Bir 2: 171. " honagh samanbära aff mangom yrtom ib 315. al the satan, som the hafdho räfsadh oc sammanburith allanen daghin" Ansg 247. Jfr bära saman.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • samman- )

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

Works and authors cited:

Ansg
Vita Sancti Anscharii per S. Rembertum. Latine et svetice. I Scriptores rerum svecicarum T. 2, sect. 1, s. 173--260.
Bir
Heliga Birgittas Uppenbarelser. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Bd 1--5. 1857--84. -- Med den vid citat härur stundom förekommande förkortningen: Avt åsyftas de Bd 4, s. 177--185, tryckta egenhändiga utkasten af Birgitta, med Dikt Engelens Diktamen tryckt Bd 4, s. 215--276.
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