Æregifæjr(r)ighed

Old Danish Dictionary - æregifæjr(r)ighed

Meaning of Old Danish word "Æregifæjr(r)ighed", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Æregifæjr(r)ighed can mean:

  • no. (sv åregirighet) ærgærrighed; forfeng- elig æregirighed. TSd 62"; aff en ære-girrighed oc aff en vrang dom. PISK n6; — VAS 138; — lad æregerighed haffue it ont aar. HWR 2737; TV 140 (u. ambitio); Etym 355; af idel ære- gerighed oc affuind. Rch 12; hvereken aff æregerighed eller begiering til regi- mente. Hvf VIII. 64; — Jaborare am- bitione, at være betagen med ærgiærig- hed. Steph II. 831; her udi skinner nogen ærgjerighed. PSB fort 25. Jf girighed.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛅᚱᚽᚵᛁᚠᛅᛁᚱ(ᚱ)ᛁᚵᚼᚽᚦ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).

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