Bjæver

Old Danish Dictionary - bjæver

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

The Old Danish word Bjæver can mean:

  • no. hank. ( is). bjorr.) bæver; to byæffræ drowæ en biæver- træl popnæ teræ rygh. Brandt. 72.4. Smlen. stedsnavnet Bjæverskov (se S. R. D. IX. register; n. D. M. VI. 292); det er den befver klog, naarhannem bryster buus, da komme bam til hielp. Hexaem. 241; beffuere. Herm. Weigere. 184"; beber: Nuc- leus latinit. 176. 415; bever. sst. 114.

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

Abbreviations used:

hank.
hankon (masculinum).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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