Befalningsmand

Old Danish Dictionary - befalningsmand

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

The Old Danish word Befalningsmand can mean:

  • no. embedsmand; befuld- mægtiget (af befalning. 2); sligwtil- børlig- besuaring skeer aff kongernis fogeder oc befalings mend. . Herm. Weigere. 165';/befalnings mend. sst. 10.ix.; kongelig maiestats befalnings mand paa Øre kraagen. Pallad., S. Ped. Skib. a2; paa adelens gaarde … . huor the selff holle hus; eler theris befalningsmend oc fogether mett theris folek. forsamblit ere (1582). Rosenv., Gl. L.-V. 87; Vedel, Saxo. 529; mandatarius, befalnings mand. Col- ding, Etymol. 710; Chr. V. D. L. 3-1-1. Smlgn. stiftsbefalingsmand: og sv. befallningsman.

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
sv.
svensk.
t.
tysk.

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