Gift

Old Danish Dictionary - gift

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

The Old Danish word Gift can mean:

  • no. ik.; et lidet gifft mes sucker over strød. E. Naur. p4' Smlgn. sv. gift; t. gift samt forgif ovf. og sjælegift ndf. — Giftbeblandet. to. giftblandet; en svfn-fuld dvale-fdrick du dennem strax forærer, cl seldsom valmu kraft, en slum-drickk gift-beblandet. Hexaem. 186. Smlunf beblænde ovf.

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

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Abbreviations used:

et.
enkelttal (singularis).
ik.
intetkøn (nevbram).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
sv.
svensk.
t.
tysk.
to.
tillægsord (adjectivum).

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