Deste

Old Danish Dictionary - deste

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

The Old Danish word Deste can mean:

  • bio. des; vppa thet, ath landet scal thistæ schiødere koffres. Molb. o. Peters. 56; 'thy hauer thettæ fornefnde closter thes the bedbre oc mere ræt til thet fornefnde gotz. 1402) sst. 157. Smlgn. Sch. u. L.: 1 Det. sto. (som foreløbigt grundord) der; thet ær elj saa starck en weg, thet hun skal eij tha neder falle. De 15 Tegn f. Dommedag. 23; sagde Seuerinus, adt det waaer kommet idt quindfolch fran Malmøe (1623). Khist. Saml. 3. R. III. 51.

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

Abbreviations used:

bio.
biord (adverbium).
et.
enkelttal (singularis).
g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.
sto.
stedord (pronomen).
t.
tysk.
to.
tillægsord (adjectivum).

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