Fåd

Old Danish Dictionary - fåd

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

The Old Danish word Fåd can mean:

  • to.? du røør hval, tockehval, du springere hin fande. Hexaem. 183. Dersom man turde antage ordet for det samme som isl. fattr, smidig (jvfr. Aasen: fat), passede betyd- ningen godt. I Arreboe. II. 240 autages det = fad (jvfr. fade ovf.), men dette giver ingen god mening. Måske trykfejl for kaade.

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
isl.
islandsk.
t.
tysk.
to.
tillægsord (adjectivum).

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