Bakke

Old Danish Dictionary - bakke

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

The Old Danish word Bakke can mean:

  • no. (isl. bakki.)
  • 1) bred; lipa, backe hoss nogen sø eller van. Vocab. 1514; smlgn. strandbakke. —
  • 2) forhøjning, bule; tori manus, back eller banck ihaand, balde. Col- ding, Etymol. 1844; umbo, baneken eller. backen paa skiold. sst. 1458; smlgn. bank og bjærg 2). —
  • 3) (t. backe.) kæbe; ipsæ malæ, backe. Colding, Etymol.127; smlgn. kind- bakke,

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

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Abbreviations used:

isl.
islandsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.

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