Fanke

Old Danish Dictionary - fanke

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

The Old Danish word Fanke can mean:

  • no. lækkerbid, god mad; hommel, ol oc vinen vancke oc mange skøne, fæde fancke. Ranch. 116, 78; naar fancker, de vancker. Psalme- digtn. I. 222b; fankke, portio magna. Pontopp., Gram. Dan. 137; muligt vanker der og fanker af en lammesteg paa disk. Thura, Poet. Sager, 235. Smlgn. Molb. Diall. Ordet er vist en anden form af finke(r); jvfr. V. 8, O. u. d. o. og med hensyn til lyd- overgangen disk ovf. Til finker smlgn. Rietz: finker; Brem. WDb,: finken; Schiitze, Holst. Idiot. I. 316; holl. vinken.

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

Abbreviations used:

et.
enkelttal (singularis).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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