Besmitte

Old Danish Dictionary - besmitte

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

The Old Danish word Besmitte can mean:

  • go. (sv. besmitta.)
  • 1) tilsøle; den reenlighed, som burde at paa gader at holdis, slemmeligen vanæris och besmites. Kbhvns. Dipl. Il. 754; hvo som rører beeg, sig let besmitte kand. Bording. Il. 407. —
  • 2) smitte; fæ, som af sygdom var besmittet (1592). A. Larsen, Op- tegnelser.

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

Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
sv.
svensk.
g.
grad (gradus).

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