Gissing

Old Danish Dictionary - gissing

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

The Old Danish word Gissing can mean:

  • no.er : gætning, formodning; her paa jorde Tong Kond sin piting. hund kong Suend haffde end nu i sinde imod hannem. Vedel, Saxo. 347; gir ieg min gietzing, att dett seder anderlediss sammen (1600). Friis, Aktstk. om Tyge Brahe. 87; kunde de vide san meget, at de kunde giøre dem getzing paa verden. Visd. 13.9 (1607, 1647); conjecturo, gjør giet- sing. Colding, Etymol. 579; gid- sing om himle-højhed. Hexaem. 158; Osterssøn Weylle. 604. — gidtz= ning. Comenius, Opludne Dør. & iv645; B. Tott. II. 24. Skrivemåden ør vistnok påvirket af, at man har villet udlede ordene af at gætte.

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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