Fingerspag

Old Danish Dictionary - fingerspag

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

The Old Danish word Fingerspag can mean:

  • to. tam (så man kan tage på den); blandt meget staaer tilbage om den ven-kiære fisk, haand- tamme, finger-spage, et ord at røreher. Hexaem. 188; hvor til ham troolig hialp den ibis finger-spage. sst. 248. Smlgn. spag.

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.
to.
tillægsord (adjectivum).

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