Dødehus

Old Danish Dictionary - dødehus

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

The Old Danish word Dødehus can mean:

  • no. lighus (be- gravelseshus); skal ey heller til nogen begraffuelse nogen kaast spises eller dricken holdis udi dødehuse (1643). Rosenv., G). L. IV. 461. — Død. jord, no. bundfald. Moth.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).

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