Umfämning

Old Swedish Dictionary - umfämning

Meaning of Old Swedish word "umfämning" (or umfæmning) in Swedish.

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

umfämning (umfæmning)
2) omfamnande. om könsumgänge. twe orma lagho kring om han oc aato hans köt. thz tholde han fore qwinno omfämpning SvKyrkobr 6.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • omfämpning )

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

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Works and authors cited:

SvKyrkobr
Svenska Kyrkobruk under medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1900. SFSS.
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