Ask

Old Danish Dictionary - ask

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

The Old Danish word Ask can mean:

n0. (æ. n. askr.)
1) æske; ieg haffuer huereken ask eller anden ting, der ieg kan stinge disse breff ind. Herm. Weigere. 128'; 'to rigsdaler . . . liggende i en ask (1615). Jyd- ske Saml. I. 156; smlgn. Molb. Dial. —
2) et vist mål; en ask smør tindell (1552). Rosenv,, Gl. D. I. 180; 10 ask oc I kanne honning (1528). n. D. Mag. VI. 298; 15 ask honning. sst. VI. 310; 1 tindal-åsk smør eller 2 pund. A. Berhtsen. II. 228, 500; ] tiendel ask smør er 2 viborg- p(und) smør, 1 tolfimands ask smør 11/2 vib(org pund) sm(ør).….. ere meest. udi brug i Har- oc Sallingsysle. sst. IV. 488; 1 ask honning i Aars stift er 7 staab. sst. IV. 494, Smlen. Sehlyter og Lund, till.

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