Betimen

Old Danish Dictionary - betimen

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

The Old Danish word Betimen can mean:

  • bio. (eng. betime.) 1)i rette tid; att hand aarligen betimen Tyge Brahe samme 500 daller for- nøiger (1576). D. Mag. Il. 197; (1573).sst. VI. 200; vilde dennom vdi tide oc bethemmen lade fremkomme. Hvitf. .VIIL ad"; atth wij thennom betimen ; hkunde fordre oc kalde (1570). n. D. Mag. VI. 186; saa havre betimen. Haushold. Kal. b7; (1591). Rørdam, Univ. Hist. IV. 886. — 2) tidlig; fsaa adt thenisten begyndes saa bethmen dags (1580). Khist. Saml. VI, 397; hand icke trode leyden eller fiden betimen nock., HvitfSmlgn. time.

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

Abbreviations used:

bio.
biord (adverbium).
eng.
engelsk.
g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.

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