Finke

Old Danish Dictionary - finke

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

The Old Danish word Finke can mean:

  • no. fuglenavn; bede til finkens barsel, en juleleg. Moth. — hånlig om et menneske; the glædis at haffue sliig en fincke, hwess dicktt ocscrifft om landen kan klineke, Bruun, Viser f. Reformatt. 81. Smlgn Grimm, Wb.: finke 2).

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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