Söte

Old Swedish Dictionary - söte

Meaning of Old Swedish word "söte" (or søte) in Swedish.

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

söte Old Swedish word can mean:

söte (søte)
1) sötma. Jfr munsöte.
söte (søte)
2) söte, gentina purpurea Lin. " söthe er godh ffore magha wärk och aff henne far man spy ok hon er godh for lifferbyldh" LB 2: 65.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

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