Higen

Old Danish Dictionary - higen

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

The Old Danish word Higen can mean:

  • to. begærlig. Motb. Smln. Hietz: higen; Molb. Dial. og hægen ndf.»Jvir. den nuv. brug af hige, der også findes i æ. Dsk.: dem, der stedse hiiger oc tørster efter guld, Hexaem. 204.

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.
to.
tillægsord (adjectivum).
æ.
ældre.

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