Fange

Old Danish Dictionary - fange

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

The Old Danish word Fange can mean:

  • go.
  • 1) fange, fængsle; will hand ey sette borgen, tha maa hans jorddrott hindre oc fonge hannom (1547). Rosenv., G1. L. IV. 233; om de hadde fonget hannom. Tide- mand, Jerusalems Forst. a6. —
  • 2) f. an 9: begynde på; hvad skal best fanges an. P. Syv, Cimbr. Sprog. 154; P. Syv, Udv. Viser. IV. vr. 100; folket fanger an at larme, skyder sig til keyseren. Kingo, Psalmeb. 129; incepto, fanger an. Nucleus latinit. 102; de icke fang- ede noget an, uden det af dennem var vel betænkt. Progy. f. Sorø. 1882. 9. Smlgn. t. anfangen, anfanger ovf. , anfange ndf. og Oråb. 0. Gade- spr.

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

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Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
t.
tysk.
g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.

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