Välkoma

Old Swedish Dictionary - välkoma

Meaning of Old Swedish word "välkoma" (or vælkoma) in Swedish.

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

välkoma (vælkoma): ankomst i en lycklig stund. " wi glädhioms af idhre välkomo (vos venire gratulemur)" Bo 248.

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

Part of speech: nn

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