Berm

Old Danish Dictionary - berm

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

The Old Danish word Berm can mean:

  • no, tåen af en vold, den strimmel jord, som er neden under den høje vold. Moth; fibula, berma. Steph., Nomencl. 1788. I. 222. Smlgn. isl. barmr i bet. bred, Aasen: barm 8) og Sch. u. L. 1. 188.15 figd. Ordet er ogsåi Fransk kommet ind fra Tysse Littré: berme.

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

Abbreviations used:

et.
enkelttal (singularis).
isl.
islandsk.
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.

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