Byværn

Old Danish Dictionary - byværn

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

The Old Danish word Byværn can mean:

  • no. en bys fæstningsværker; ængen foghet skal mødæ bymen meth Jaghedagh pån by- tinge' for bywern eller grawæ eller gadens bædering, uthen ner tiidh ær (1452). Rosenv., Gl. L. V. 308.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).

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