Vädhemäl

Old Swedish Dictionary - vädhemäl

Meaning of Old Swedish word "vädhemäl" (or vædhemæl) in Swedish.

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

vädhemäl (vædhemæl): ? ett slags spel? vnum vædhemæl de taan (af valrosstand?) SD 4: 710 (1340).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

SD: Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.