Siälam

Old Swedish Dictionary - siälam

Meaning of Old Swedish word "siälam" (or siælam) in Swedish.

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

siälam Old Swedish word can mean:

siälam (siælam)
1) tunna med sältran. iiij (4) sääl aam Stb 1: 34 (1475).
siälam (siælam)
2) mått för mätning av sältran. Jfr Nordisk kultur 30: 35. til spa, bysman, säl aam StÄmb 17 (1428). ib 18 (1429) , 25 (1434) o. s. v.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • säl-.
  • säll-.
  • sääl-.
  • sel-.
  • -aam )

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

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Works and authors cited:

Stb 1
Stockholms Stads Tänkeböcker 1474--1483 samt Burspråk. Utg. genom E. Hildebrand. 1917.
StÄmb
Stockholms Stads Ämbetsbok 1419--1544. Utg. genom J. A. Almquist. 1927.
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