Burkaf

Old Danish Dictionary - burkaf

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

The Old Danish word Burkaf can mean:

  • no. et slags tøj (nægte fløjl?); burkaf, vestis pseudoholose-rica. Moth. Den første del af ordet er vistnok nt. bur, ,bonde (se ovf.), smlen. Grimm, Wb.: bubensammet; til den sidste del af ordet smlgn. Sehitze, Holst. Idiot.: kaff-haar- maker, sammitweber, deren abgeschorne seide, weil sie wie haarspreu aussieht, kafihaar. Smlgn. kavflejl.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
nt.
nedertysk.
t.
tysk.

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