Brand

Old Danish Dictionary - brand

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

The Old Danish word Brand can mean:

no. (isl. brandr.) 1)bjælke langs rygningen af huset; fasti- gium domus, røgaass, brand. Turson, Vocab. 49; fløff hanndt thill jomfiru- enns bure . . . hand saatthe syg paa iomfiruens buris brand. Grondtv., , Folkev. II. 4b. = paa dy tynne. sst. II. 6b. Smlgn. burebrand. — 2) et eller andet af det opstående på et skib; jeg sier saa mange or.uoff-skib, thi fører forgyldene brand; Grundtv., Folkev. I. 861 a; II. 862; 261b; de seylede under gyldene brandt, sst. III. 607a. Efter Moth = vimpel; snarere fløj eller mastetop. Smlgn, is). brandr, snabel, stævnspids,; jvir,erlauff, Om Danebrog. 20. not,.— 3) klinge; vd daa skried thenå brune brand skaar jumfruen y sin hvide hand. Grundtv., Folkev. IV. 476a; hand drog vd synn brune braand, sst. IV. 187b; L 27a; V. 68b. — 4) klods, klodrian? hand holltt ind fattig capellan, som wor ind rett vlertt bran. Kortvending. v. 2001.

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