Fæhus

Old Danish Dictionary - fæhus

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

The Old Danish word Fæhus can mean:

  • no. kvæg- stald; ladbe oc fæhvus (1474). Molb. Gloss.; bouile, feehus. Vocab. 1514; Colding, Etymol. 124; Comenius, Orbis pict. 141; Nucleus latinit. 75; de sloe fæhuusene ned oc forde offterflødige mange faar oc kamele. 2. Kr. 14r5 (1550, 1647); de for- uisis fra Ierusalem boxt til it fæhuss i Bethlehem. Tidemand, Post. I 50%; (1645). Orion (Kvårtalskr.). IL. 228; fæ-hyrderne raaber ud af fæ-husen. Comenius, Opladne Dør. $ 413. Smlgn. Lund: fæhus.

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

Abbreviations used:

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

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