Gadefoged

Old Danish Dictionary - gadefoged

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

The Old Danish word Gadefoged can mean:

  • no. en mand, der fører tilsyn med, at gad- ørne holdes rene; gadefogderne skal langs gaderne vdranbe och til- sige, at jnduohnerne huer for sin dør deris gademøg tilhaabe foyer (1664). Kbhvns. Dipl, HL. 621; II. 796.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).

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