Græk(er)land

Old Danish Dictionary - græk(er)land

Meaning of Old Danish word "Græk(er)land", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Græk(er)land can mean:

  • no, Græke land; | Greeland sighæ the swa. År nemagn. Hdskr. or 187. 48) kom hand vii Greckeland. Ap. 20.2 (1524, 1550, 1647; Chr. Posødersen: Greken); Pallad. S. Pei Skib. 02%. — Greker laudz bur Sak. 915 (1550, 1607; 1647:

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚱᛅᚴ(ᚽᚱ)ᛚᛆᚿᚦ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

n.
norsk.

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