Umkulhvälva

Old Swedish Dictionary - umkulhvälva

Meaning of Old Swedish word "umkulhvälva" (or umkulhvælva) in Swedish.

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

umkulhvälva (umkulhvælva)
hvälfa omkull, kasta öfver ända, kulksta. vmkul hwäldis thz (kärlet) KL 235.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Works and authors cited:

KL
Klosterläsning. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1877--78.
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