Farnis

Old Danish Dictionary - farnis

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

The Old Danish word Farnis can mean:

  • no fernis, sminke; hine gamle trafaler pleyde at smøcke sig vå med emtyr oc fornisse. Pallad., S. Ped. Skib. h8'; factitium arse- nicum, farnitz. Colding, Etymol.375, 933; gummi juniperinum, farnis. Steph., Nomencl. I. 169; sned-ren høfler delerne oc bestryger dem med farnitze. Comenius, Opladne Dør. $ 580. Smign. Sch.u. L.: for- nisse.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
norsk.

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