Else

Old Danish Dictionary - else

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

The Old Danish word Else can mean:

  • no. 3] (et redskab til at tage typer ud med); om noget skal tagis ud, da giør setteren det med elsen (prenen). Comenius, Orbis pictus, 275 = t. der aal; bogtryckerens else eller store naal, som de tage urette bog-staffver ud med igjen. sst. 278. Smlgn. Grimm, Wb.: alse; San- ders, Wb.: else 3).

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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