Folker

Old Danish Dictionary - folker

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

The Old Danish word Folker can mean:

  • XII. 251b; fourlig. sst. IL 732b; fuorlig. sst. II. 220. — Fægr(d), (fejr), skønhed, herlighed; ath meniskæ skulæ vnderstændæ hans (o: Guds) woldh och hans fægreth oc hans dydh. Lucid. 23; en ysky man son fagher, at man gade hans fægærth ey told. Hell. Kvinder. 6.90; alle then fagærd, ther iorden af seg teer. De 15 Tegn f. Dommed. ad; vng- doms blomstrendes feyier H. Suso. 25.29; Gud wer thack for denne her- lige thrøst oc foyr. Ranch. 158, 170; o Israels feyer. 2. Sam. 110 (1607, 1647). Smlgn. isl. fegrd. —-

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
isl.
islandsk.
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.

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