Bersen

Old Danish Dictionary - bersen

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

The Old Danish word Bersen can mean:

  • no. (nt. bersen, jage, seSch. u.L.) jagt. Moth; skal engien bondenagher jækth ath taghe entidæ eller meth armborst j bladen ellerbærsen (1446). Geh. Ark. Arsb. V. 63; han redh modh jen hiedhe, som han førræ i berssen redb. Romant. Digt». I. 209 (smign. han ved ath jeyæ. v. 23, s. 208); mlat. Dersa, et flettet gærde, hvormed dyrene omrin- gedes, se Du'Cange.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
nt.
nedertysk.
t.
tysk.
æ.
ældre.

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