Forsage

Old Danish Dictionary - forsage

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

The Old Danish word Forsage can mean:

  • go. svigte, tabe modet; du for din konge dig all farlighed paatager og ej dit fødeland i nødens tid forsager. Bording. I. 109; frisk her an igien, mand aldrig maa forsage. sst. I. 1203. — lade sig f. i samme bet.; de andre Cimbrer lod sig icke forsage, men angrebe de offuerblefine skibe. Lyschand. 32; du Joed dig icke forsåge oc vilde ey verro et rof. Lyschand., Kalmarnske Triumf. b2; Jørgen loed sig icke forsage, skenckede frj lod oc krud for dennem. P. Resen. 143. Smlgn. t. verzagen; Schitze, Holst. Idiot. IV. 808.

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

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Abbreviations used:

et.
enkelttal (singularis).
g.
grad (gradus).
go.
gærningsord (verbum).
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.

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