Art

Old Danish Dictionary - art

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

The Old Danish word Art can mean:

  • no. (t. og sv. art.) 1) væsen, natur, kraft; som i thz mordh lade theres arth. Rimkr. h6"; det haffver then art oc kynde, at det kand diefi- uelen binde, Psalmedigtn. I. 810; der med for gaar min styrckis art Ranch. 192, 295; naar den er i sit rette arth. Jersin, Via vitæ. i6; sin art sst. 26"; de skulle annamme hindens, deris art oc eigenskab. Holtzmann, Qvinders Speyel. 40. — 2) evne, anlæg; den ene skoleholder havde temmelig art til at katekisere (1789). Ugeskr. f. Skolen, 1878. 9. — 8) slægt, stamme; uden thu est kom- menaffriddersart. Grundtv., Folkev. IL 1022. — 4) slægt, hunk.; en art, som haffuer suerd: for tender, som opæder met hendis kindtender. Ordsp; 30.14; denne onde art begerer tegn, oc hende skal inted tegn giffuis. Matth. 16.4.

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

Abbreviations used:

hunk.
hunkøn (femininum).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
sv.
svensk.
t.
tysk.
æ.
ældre.

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