Gæstehus

Old Danish Dictionary - gæstehus

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

The Old Danish word Gæstehus can mean:

  • no.
  • 1) —steherberg 1); berbergeer - buus, vertshuus, gieste-huus. Comenius, Driis plov. 89 Murb. Se nys) 4. gæsteherberge 1). Smlun. Aasen: gjestehus —
  • 2) den til modtayelse af gæster bestemte del af et hus (iet kloster); j then kellere hoss gestehuszit (1530). Kbhvns. Dipl. I. 376. Smign. Sch. u. L.: gasthus

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
n.
norsk.

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