Skämma

Old Swedish Dictionary - skämma

Meaning of Old Swedish word "skämma" (or skæmma) in Swedish.

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

skämma (skæmma): byggnad. i ortnamn. de skæmmv SD 2: 7 (1286). Jfr korn-, mat-, symn-skämma, äfvensom skamma.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

SD: Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.