Sötmälter

Old Swedish Dictionary - sötmälter

Meaning of Old Swedish word "sötmälter" (or søtmælter) in Swedish.

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

sötmälter (søtmælter)
ljuft sjungande. lärikian, nictergalan oc andra sötmältis (för sötmälte?) fogla Su 331.

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

Additional information: p. adj.

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

Works and authors cited:

Su
H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.
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