Umvändning

Old Swedish Dictionary - umvändning

Meaning of Old Swedish word "umvändning" (or umvændning) in Swedish.

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

umvändning (umvændning)
3) översättning. thessens helghetz (ɔ S:t Hieronyms´) forskullan i script oc wt thydningh oc vm wändning af swa mangom tungom allom til gagn Hel män 174.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

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Works and authors cited:

Hel män
Helige mäns lefverne jämte legender och järtecken. Utg. af R. Geete. 1902. SFSS.
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