Falkon

Old Danish Dictionary - falkon

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

The Old Danish word Falkon can mean:

  • no. en mindre kanon; dobbelt falckenether xvmr, encke falck- cnether xx; fallkuner 1x (1564). D. Mag. HL 217; 1 encken falek- enedt, 10 falkuner (1567) D. Saml. 2.R. IL 197; bleff hand skut met en falkon. Hvitf. VIII. 125. Falkoner var navnet paa de allermindste metal- kanoner, O. Blom, Kristian IV, Artilleri. 171-172; jvfr. s. 118, 147. Smlgn. sv. falkon; Grimm, WDb.: flkavne; Littré: faucon; Du Can- ge: faleona; (jvft. Geh. Ark. Årsb. III. 154). -—

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
sv.
svensk.
t.
tysk.

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