Umfämnan

Old Swedish Dictionary - umfämnan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "umfämnan" (or umfæmnan) in Swedish.

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

umfämnan (umfæmnan): omfattning. i bild. omfattand, mottagande. aff thässo. . math thu märkia j wnga mannenom ok jomfrunne konungxlika omfämptnan, brudhgomans ok brwdhinna christi ok the hälgha kirkio (regios amplexus sponsi et sponse, christi et ecclesie) SpV 53.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.