Gante

Old Danish Dictionary - gante

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

The Old Danish word Gante can mean:

  • go. narre; hand seer icke til met øyen grant, hand lader sigodes bedre gant. Ranch. 56; infatuo, ganter, daarer. Colding, Etymol. 409; Kaer oc slig kratt i rooden plant- et, at mørdisk pestilents blir ofte der ved. ganted. Hexaem, 126; Arrebo. IL 17; den lykken er for meget bliid, dend ganter hun altiid. P. Syv. IL 189. — g. sig 9: spøge; Chresten og Christian rantede sig med hender der vden for. Jammersm, 142. Smløn,re, Gloss. I. 834: gantas; Rictz. 184: ganta og gantas; Aosen: san- tast.

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

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Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
go.
gærningsord (verbum).
nt.
nedertysk.
t.
tysk.

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