Finkebur

Old Danish Dictionary - finkebur

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

The Old Danish word Finkebur can mean:

  • no.
  • 1) fængsel; dersom nogen gade- basser løber att gaden, rober oe skriger om natten, skulle the sette thennem vdi finckeburen (1596). Prog. f. Ribe. 1844. 28 not. 3; inter alios carceres delinquentium graviter, ut fink- ebur, troldkoners kammer. Terpager, Ripæ cimbr. 460; Moth. Ordet er måske kun blevet brugt i Ribe, hvor- til det er blevet indført fra Tysk, jvfr.1! Grimm, Wb.: finkenbauer. —
  • 2) camera obscura. Moth.

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

Abbreviations used:

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

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