Forhætte

Old Danish Dictionary - forhætte

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

The Old Danish word Forhætte can mean:

  • go. forpligte, vove (sig); ville hand forhette sig till eedtt och foruerie thend sag, tha schulle thet dielssmaall inthet hindre hannom (1535). Rosenv., Gl. D. II. 149. Smlgn. Sch.u. L.: vorheten og hætte ndf. — 'Forhættenhed., no. tillid, dumdristighed; haffuer ieg nwom- sider icke aff nogen forhettenhed paa miin ringe amechtighed vdsat thenne bog. Augsb. Bekendelse v. Sado- liv. fort. 2.

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
go.
gærningsord (verbum).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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