Afside

Old Danish Dictionary - afside

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

The Old Danish word Afside can mean:

  • no.
  • 1) afsides sted; lod hestene hen føre til on affside. Vedel, Saxo. 353; drog ieg. hid thill denne . afiside. Ranch. 168; till skiffver oc bord enten ere vdbaarede eller stil- lede til affside. For ordn. om Bryllups Koste 1586; secretum, en afside, hvor mand gaar hen at tale i for- trolighed. Nucleus latinitatis 1722. 186. —
  • 2) udbygning (langs husets side); for een ny affside och lude(1621). D. Saml. I 28; smlen. afside hos Sch. u. 'L. I 855 o. Molb. Dial.- Lex. 9.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.

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