Ed

Old Danish Dictionary - ed

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

The Old Danish word Ed can mean:

  • no, hunk.; eden ær trettens ende, vm hwn stadfestis blant dem. Chr. Pedersen. Heb. 6.6; hun hind- rer mig ey, ieg meen den ced. Herm. Weigeré. 125; ceden er aldrig saa god, at hun var io bedre usvoren. P. Syv, II. 315. Ordet er ellers hank. både i Nordisk og Tysk. — wil hwn sin jedh ey affther brydhe, Romant. Digtn. I. 198, 196; ieg skall hans iæd forklare saa. Ranch. 221. Jydsk form, smlgn. Varming. $ 89. — fit.; ther halp tha hwerken ord heller eedæ. Romant. Digtn. I. 262; alle eders stuorre ede. Grundtv., Folkev. II. 3282.

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
hank.
hankon (masculinum).
hunk.
hunkøn (femininum).
n.
norsk.
nt.
nedertysk.
t.
tysk.
æ.
ældre.

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