Halshugge

Old Danish Dictionary - halshugge

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

The Old Danish word Halshugge can mean:

  • z0.; dat.; han halss høg hannem i iengselet. Mark. Gær (Chr. Pedersen; 1524 og 1550: balsshug). — tm.; siden vort hun halshuggen. Hell. Kvinder. 85.s; Herman v. Lytz bleff halshuggen so (1536). n. D. Mag. V. 228. Smlyn. hugge.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.
datid (imperfectum).
et.
enkelttal (singularis).
g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.
tm.
tillagsmåde (participium).

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