Æfajsk

Old Danish Dictionary - æfajsk

Meaning of Old Danish word "Æfajsk", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Æfajsk can mean:

  • no. (svd åsk) ask (fraxinus excelsior); (1574). DM II. 81 (ovf. I. 9329); fraxinus, esk. MP 261; Etym 480 (ask. sst.; SmaL 319); 21 egger, 50 escher (1645). Or" IX. 193 (fl. g.); dend høje esk. Pontoppidan, Ligpr ) over W Rothkirch mm 4; jeg har plantet den med esker (1690). Arb 1895 265. Endnu hovedform i VSO. Alm. i diall., jf Kok I. 286: esk; JT 90. — boer et hul mit paa en ask, den som groer. ÅLDL 133; fraxinus, ask, esketræ. FD 238 A; Kyll 45; Buchw 224; Steph I. 171b; Holst IX. 47 (ovf. IV. 420286); Bernts I. 10,. Jf isl askr; bæveræ. ovf.

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.
æ.
ældre.

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