Drifte

Old Danish Dictionary - drifte

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

The Old Danish word Drifte can mean:

  • go.
  • 1) sigte gennem etsold; secerno, ieg sict- er, drøfiter. Turson, Vocab. 284; eventilo, drøffter. Colding, Etymol. 1407; Steph., Nomenel. 1796. JL 531; Nucleus latinit. 1763. 2015; utallig strandegryn der Thetis sammen dryfter. Hexaem. 143 (ir.: strande- gryn er rafn i fisken); naar det, er driftet og reengiordt, saa er det altdet samme. P. Syv. IL 17. —
  • 2) drøfte, overveje; os slig aviser bragte, som drifted var, Stolpe, Dagspressen i

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

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Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
t.
tysk.

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