Umfämnilse

Old Swedish Dictionary - umfämnilse

Meaning of Old Swedish word "umfämnilse" (or umfæmnilse) in Swedish.

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

umfämnilse (umfæmnilse): och f. omfamning. - i bild. enkte swa mykith intrökkir oss j gudz kärlex omfämnilse som jdhekelikin. .. gudz godhgärninga betraktilse SkrtUppb 164. sacramentanna omffäMPnilse JMPs 559.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

MP: Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.

SkrtUppb: Skrifter till uppbyggelse från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1904--05. SFSS.