Gævmildbed

Old Danish Dictionary - gævmildbed

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

The Old Danish word Gævmildbed can mean:

  • no. gav -mildhed; om ban will geflmylhetz »afin forhwerfluæ seg tijl heder och gaffn. Rimkr. b3; beneiicentia, zetf- mildhed. Turson, Vocab. 135; der seriffuis: meget om kong Rolfis geff- mildbed, at hand aldrig lod sig bede to gange. Vedel, Saxo. 33.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).

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