Bogpenning

Old Danish Dictionary - bogpenning

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

The Old Danish word Bogpenning can mean:

  • no. et slags offer; degne skulle icke gaa omkring efter kyssepenning, andre kalde det bog- penning, som de pleiede at vise folket et billede i en bog, hvilken folket kyssede og gav saa hver degnen en hvid (1565). Khist. Saml. IV. 485; i der fore giffue hannem bogpenge. Pallad. Visitatsb. 51.5.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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