Tomtöre

Old Swedish Dictionary - tomtöre

Meaning of Old Swedish word "tomtöre" (or tomtøre) in Swedish.

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

tomtöre (tomtøre): = tomta örar. de quorum fundis lenuatur tompøre SD 5: 304 (1344, gammal afskr.).- pl. at wi oc ... wart closter mahge behalda oc nywta tompöra oc dagswerke i wastena som är en half swensk marc oc tolff dagswärke aff huarie fulle tompt BSH 2: 116 (1400).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

BSH: Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.

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