Ben

Old Danish Dictionary - ben

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

The Old Danish word Ben can mean:

  • no. fit. bene; Messiæ- beene er kun Jifsens sendebud. Psalme- digtn. I. 399a; linker paa begge beene. P. Syv, I. 419 (ben (1588). D. Mag. IX. 84). Smlgn. Varming. $ 253. — gore b. = flygte; da maatte Ven- derne giøre been oc rømte at marcken. Vedel, Saxo. 420; de icke giøre been, men fast paa tanden lide. Hexaem. 65; de skrecktes fast oc giorde been. Arrebo, II. 73. Smlgn. Grimm, Wb.: bein 6). — Lod han- nom saa halshugge, hans hoffuit Jod hand legge imellom hans been oc en stor knippel hos. Hvitf. VIL 207, 136. — Nu har der nogen benene over kors, siges, når alle tier i et lag. Moth.

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

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Abbreviations used:

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

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