Fen

Old Danish Dictionary - fen

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

The Old Danish word Fen can mean:

  • no. sump, mose. Moth.Den af Moth angivne bet. stemmer med isl. fen, jyfr. Aasen og Rietz: fen; hvorimod den jydske og særlig sønderj. bet. af fen, fenne, jvfr. Molb, Diall., Kok, Sønderj. Folkespr. I. 287, snarest er indkommen fra Nt., jvfr. $ch. u. L.: venne.

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

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Abbreviations used:

et.
enkelttal (singularis).
isl.
islandsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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