Umslät

Old Swedish Dictionary - umslät

Meaning of Old Swedish word "umslät" (or umslæt) in Swedish.

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

umslät (umslæt)
omsvep; undflykt, undskyllan. om gärningin är swa vis at hon kan mz änge omslät orsakas (si omnem dissimulationem rei certiudo recusat) Bo 123.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • om- )

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

Works and authors cited:

Bo
Bonaventuros Betraktelser. Utg. av G. E. Klemning. 1860. SFSS.
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