Forlufte

Old Danish Dictionary - forlufte

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

The Old Danish word Forlufte can mean:

  • go.
  • 1) skaffe luft. Moth. —
  • 2) lette, opmuntre; dinædle druue saft giør hiertet læt i fare, forlufter spiritus, som sorgen ofte søger. Hexaem. 122. Smlgn. ht. ver- luften og nt. vorluchten, hvorved dog må mærkes, at nt. Iuchten dels be- tyder lyse, dels lette (jvfr. ht. lichten).

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

Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
t.
tysk.
ht.
højtysk.
n.
norsk.
nt.
nedertysk.

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