H)mlå

Old Danish Dictionary - h)mlå

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

The Old Danish word H)mlå can mean:

  • no.
  • 1) loft, øverste rum; her Loumuer gaar seg til hielle. Grundtv., Folkev. I. 263; der war » bygger mand paa anden mands jorå drock paa helle. sst. IV. 552. —
  • 2) svale, bislag; som forsymme at the ecke holde ferdighe theres gade oe stræde, vogne (oogne) oc hielde (1477). Fynske Aktstk. 27; jeg war meg vde pan hølde. Grundtv., Folkev. I. 26b. Jvir. sst. 1V. 66. Smlen. isl. hjalir; Aasen: hjoll; Rietz: hjålle og hjald ovf.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.
isl.
islandsk.
n.
norsk.

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