Umvändan

Old Swedish Dictionary - umvändan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "umvändan" (or umvændan) in Swedish.

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

umvändan (umvændan)
förändring. bradh wmwändan (mutatio) Bir 4: 64. " vndrandes pa the hastogha omvendän" LfK 240.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • omvendän )

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

Works and authors cited:

Bir
Heliga Birgittas Uppenbarelser. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Bd 1--5. 1857--84. -- Med den vid citat härur stundom förekommande förkortningen: Avt åsyftas de Bd 4, s. 177--185, tryckta egenhändiga utkasten af Birgitta, med Dikt Engelens Diktamen tryckt Bd 4, s. 215--276.
LfK
Skrifter till Läsning för Klosterfolk. Utg. af F. A. Dahlgren. 1875.
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