Avenå

Old Danish Dictionary - avenå

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

The Old Danish word Avenå can mean:

  • no. isl. sfund, sv. avund, se Schlyter.)
  • 1) nid, had; awendh ær en wdydelig ting, syn slecth wil hwn ey sparæ. Rimkr. e2; avind ,æder der, som hun boor. P. Syv. I. 175; — had oc afwund. P. Eliesen. 69; afluend oc onde forsat. Pallad., S. Ped. Skib. bå; Vedel, Saxo. S4; Chr. Pedersen. I. 7; — ik.: ; sjåhuileket skaffede Canuto it stort aff- uind. Hvitf. I, 204. Smlen. Lund.
  • 2) fjende; en aftuinnd haftuer ieg lennge hafit, ieg vill mig offer han- nom heftne. Lud. de St. Kanuto. v. 1043.

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

Abbreviations used:

isl.
islandsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
sv.
svensk.
ik.
intetkøn (nevbram).
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.
æ.
ældre.
to.
tillægsord (adjectivum).

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