Fingertæmme

Old Danish Dictionary - fingertæmme

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

The Old Danish word Fingertæmme can mean:

  • go. tæmme (så det lader sig røre); som den luftepløjer (eg meen den vilde fugl) vel finger- tæmmis kand sin mad af haand at tage. Hexaem. 188; den mand-sictig biørn maae voltrende fremtrecke, det finger-tæmdte fæ, sst. 226.

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

Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
t.
tysk.

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