Gælne

Old Danish Dictionary - gælne

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

The Old Danish word Gælne can mean:

mo, raseri, galskab; Rosenv., Gl. L. V. 64; Arnemagn, Bdskr. or. 187. 10.14; all then gielne, som hanom gaar ueer,hwn all mest i hans howed staar. Romant, Digtn. I. 75; foræ iee til j therris hastichedh oc gælnæ. Mand- ev. Rejse. 82.9; Hell. Kvinder. 64.1; there gælnæ, hon ær forkrobæn. Gl. D. Bib. 1. Msb. 49.2 (1550: vrede); furor, gelne. Vocab. 1514; lod hand brende i samme sin gelme mange aff sine affguders billede. Chr. Pedersen. V. 1515; de falde wdaff daarhed oc gielne oc indi en anden, Tavsen, Post. vinterd. 70. Smløn. Gloss. t. Heor. Harpestr.: siæld.

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