Umkringhvälva

Old Swedish Dictionary - umkringhvälva

Meaning of Old Swedish word "umkringhvälva" (or umkringhvælva) in Swedish.

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

umkringhvälva (umkringhvælva): kantra, slå runt. sedan woltho skippen j mällon wagerna til täss the om kring hwolffwo oc sönder slogos Troj 278. Jfr hvälva umkring.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Troj: Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.